Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), Hospital Medicine - Night - BOSTON.
Newtonville, Massachusetts, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Critical Care/ICU
Salary $130,000 – $200,000 yearly
Degree Required Other PhD DNP MSN/MSRN Residency/Fellowship/Externship
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Location 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 10/24/24

This innovative opportunity is for an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or a Physician Assistant (PA), to partner with attending physicians working with the Hospital Medicine Unit at a leading Academic Hospital providing inpatient care.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Serve as the responding clinician for already admitted patients. This is the point of first contact for Nursing and other clinical team members. In this role, documentation of significant events and responding to care needs is expected in collaboration with the attending physician.

  • Assess and admit patients to the Medical service - including documenting in the electronic health record and entering orders.

Shift hours are, from 7pm-7am.

Applicants for this position should be patient-centered, motivated, and energetic clinicians who want to be part of a large academic team of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter and have the ability to respond, triage, and systematically care for both non-urgent and acute issues that arise in complex medical inpatients.

Qualifications

General medical inpatient or ICU experience is preferred with a minimum of at least 2 year of APP experience required; however, applicants with other APP experience may be considered. Candidates with direct patient care experience as an APP on an inpatient medicine floor or in the ICU are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities include the ability to:

o Care for critically ill adult patients with a broad range of medical problems.

o Diagnose and treat health problems; obtain patient histories, perform comprehensive physical exams, order diagnostic tests, prepare a diagnosis and implement a treatment plan for conditions; and prescribe medications.

o Follow complex patient management plans

o Work independently in a collaborative care model where you are the first contact for acute cross coverage issues that arise

O Effectively document events, assessment, and management of significant cross coverage events.



- Current Massachusetts State Licensure in good standing, with all associated active certifications, as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, is a must.

- MCSR and DEA licenses

- Qualified in all basic (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) standards as established by the American Heart Association.

Working Hours

Both 36 and 40 hours per week are available!!!