Advanced Practice Provider Hospital At Home
Saint Luke's
**Job Description**
**The Opportunity:**
We are recruiting for an Advanced Practice Provider with our Hospital at Home Team at the Saint Luke's Northland location.
**Shift Details:**
Days, weekends, and holidays are expected. This role may also include nights, 12-hour shifts, and schedules may fluctuate based on the needs of the practice. Travel to home settings will be required and travel during inclement weather may be required.
**The Work:**
The Advanced Practice Provider works collaboratively with physicians, APP’s, and other multidisciplinary teams performing the following tasks in any authorized setting, including the home setting.
+ The physicians expect APP to be highly engaged in patient care.
+ The APP will be responsible for the medical management of the Hospitalist patient population within the scope of an Advanced Practice Provider.
+ Comprehensive knowledge base of common Internal Medicine disease processes seen in the acute hospital environment.
+ Demonstrates basic science and up to date clinical knowledge.
+ Independently round on assigned patient panel, with direct collaboration with physicians.
+ Communicate effectively with other team members and patients.
+ Establishes a patient relationship characterized by mutual respect, empathy, and collaboration.
+ Gather objective and subjective data to develop differential diagnosis, assessment, and a plan of care.
+ Perform accurate physical assessment and interpret diagnostic and radiologic studies, labs, and review consultative recommendations.
+ Place appropriate orders and consultations.
+ Utilizes prescriptive authority in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
+ Performs ongoing assessment of patient response to plan of care, updates plan of care as needed based on response.
+ Accurately documents progress notes, discharge summaries and H&P in timely manner, with appropriate billing.
+ Communicates effectively using appropriate terminology, format, and technology in accordance health system policies.
+ Responsible for pager call during shift.
+ Takes initiative for seeking opportunities to advance knowledge and experiences.
+ Flexibility with scheduled rotations/locations as needed to ensure patient needs are met.
+ Able to respond and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
+ Displays positive leadership skills amongst the multi-disciplinary team.
+ Acquires new knowledge quickly and efficiently.
+ Displays effective and clear communication amongst the multi-disciplinary team, including close collaboration with physician, consultants and nursing team.
+ The term Advanced Practice Provider encompasses Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Clinical Nurse Specialists.
+ The employee will have successfully completed a Master’s degree (or higher level of educational program) and have met the requirements for the respective State Board(s) (Missouri and Kansas).
+ The APP will hold and maintain a national certification and licensure as required by State Boards and Saint Luke’s Health System, as well as other certification as obligatory for this role.
+ 2 years experience in acute inpatient care is strongly preferred.
**Why Saint Luke’s?**
+ We value knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and quality care.
+ The opportunity to make an impact on the health system and the healthcare industry.
**Job Requirements**
Applicable Experience:
1 year
Advanced Practice Provider - Various, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
Master's Degree
**Job Details**
Full Time
Day (United States of America)
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