Advanced Practice Provider - Hospitalist

Position Summary:

The Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) works collaboratively with their physician sponsor/supervisor to provide comprehensive care for a specific patient population. Provides clinical expertise to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, diagnosing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality patient outcomes, in accordance with practice protocols and applicable State Rules and Regulations. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include clinical care in the hospital setting, specifically rounding on new consults and existing patients of West Cancer Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Clinical Practice:

• Makes hospital rounds daily on all patients assigned
• Prepares organized, concise reports for rounding with covering MD including all pertinent patient data
• Thoroughly assesses and examines patients; collects full medical history.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic lab and radiology and incorporates into plan for patient’s care.
• Develops a plan for patient’s care including appropriate orders/treatments, and administer within the scope of practice.
• Writes prescriptions consistent with state rules and regulations
• Prescribe treatments according to protocols and evaluates patient’s response to the interventions; make adjustments as needed in plan ongoing assessments, diagnostic studies and consultation with rounding MD.
• Writes history, physical, and orders for hospital admission; consults with patient’s attending provider as needed.
• Communicates and consults with physicians regarding new patient consults.
• Reviews pathology and records of new patients in consultation with MD
• Prepare documents as required that contain assessment and comprehensive plan:
  • Discharge summaries
  • History and Physical
  • New consult workups for presentation to MD
  • Daily progress notes in appropriate electronic medical record system
• Provides continuity of care and interfaces with internal and external departments to coordinate patient’s care.
• Arranges or facilitates appropriate clinic follow up in order to assure continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient settings.

2. Professional Practice:

• Manages caseload and completes work in a timely manner including documentation and any billing/coding
• Complies with rules and regulations per hospital for credentialing including maintaining specific patient case log requirements
• Takes responsibility for expanding knowledge base and experiences; accepts constructive criticism in professional manner and incorporates as needed to enhance clinical knowledge and practice
• Demonstrates awareness of strengths, identifies areas of growth in APP role, and assesses progress toward goals.
• Develops relationships with multidisciplinary team members promoting mutual respect and trust
• Maintains a professional attitude and appearance.
• Complies with specific safety policies and procedures per site of practice and per West Cancer Center policies.
• Possesses good communication skills that lend to a team oriented work environment.
• Participates in rounds/staff meetings/practice meetings/tumor boards as appropriate.
• Attends professional training in specialty area; meets all required CEUS to maintain licensure/certification
• Assists with training and orientation of new employees as assigned; mentors new providers to assist their development in the APP role. Acts as a resource to other staff in the practice
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Qualifications/Experience:

Provides continuity of care and interfaces with internal and external departments to coordinate patient’s care.

• Must hold advanced practice licensure/ certification as required by the state of Tennessee and any other state as applicable. If Nurse Practitioner, must hold RN license for the state of Tennessee. Certificate to prescribe is required; current DEA required. Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support required; ACLS preferred (required within 3 years of hire) or as required by specific hospital assignment.
• Must have excellent organization and follow-up skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent problem-solving skills; ability to organize and prioritize work assignments; ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment; ability to analyze situations and respond in a timely manner; ability to participate in multi-functional teams; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within The West Cancer Center and assigned Hospital locations of practice.   Must be proficient in computer applications including word processing and e-mail. Additional hours may be required.
• Priority consideration will be given to applicants with active MLH credentialing.

 Work Environment/Physical Demands/Travel:

• Frequent invasive and non-invasive patient contact.
• Exposure to patient body fluids as well as exposure to hazardous or poisonous materials.
• Exposure to excessive heat or cold as required.
• Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.
• Handling or administering of narcotics.
• Ability to read and write to communicate orally and in writing with other individuals.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. without assistance and push and pull up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit in one place, stand, walk, squat, kneel, reach, twist, crawl, and bend throughout the shift.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motion, as well as using hands for gripping and squeezing.
• Ability to use hands and feet together for repetitive coordinated motions.
• Good hand-eye coordination.