Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner (APP) - Full Time, Days
Highland Hospital of Rochester NY · Rochester, NY · 3 wk ago
Healthcare$98k–$130k/yrFull-time
About the role
The role requires a Full Time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APP) to join the Internal Medicine team at Highland Hospital.
Responsibilities
- Work Sunday - Tuesday Schedule, with 12 hour shifts.
- Weekend shifts are primarily 7a - 7p, while weekday shifts would be 8a - 8p.
- Work 3 of 9 observed hospital holidays and 8 additional shifts per calendar year.
- Admit and execute orders on adult patients requiring in-house medical coverage, after resident teams have filled, from the services of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, subspecialties, Hospitalists, Geriatricians.
- Obtains detailed sign-out from the APP teams, to assist in evening cross-coverage and any medical issues the APP teams need to follow up.
- Conveys pertinent patient medical problems to the covering attending so a medical treatment plan can be formed.
- Admit patients to the inpatient medicine service from the Emergency Room, ICU, or direct admission pathways.
- Obtains a detailed medical history and performs a complete physical examination. Provides for further data collection.
- Completes all medical record documentation, including assessment/plan. Writes orders pertaining to the patient’s care, including medication, parenteral therapy, clinical investigation, fluid therapy, laboratory data, X-ray studies, MRI, CAT, cardiac studies, diet, and special instructions according to the patient’s assessed needs.
Requirements
- Fulfilled the requirements to be a licensed PA or NP in NYS.
- Medical management of house-covered patients or Emergency Room/ICU training.
Qualifications
- NYS License PA candidates.
- Current, valid license to practice as an NP in NYS for NP candidates.
- Must be BLS certified, ACLS preferred.
Skills
- Willing to work in an environment that is consistent with ’s philosophy of Continuous Quality Improvement and Highland/PRIDE statement.
- Maintains adequate CME credits to ensure ongoing competency for performing job duties.
- Maintains current NYS license and NCCPA Certification.