Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description Summary

We are a rapidly expanding our Hospitalist team of physicians and advanced practice providers committed to clinical quality improvement and ensuring patients receive the highest quality care at an affordable cost.

We are looking for an experienced inpatient APP to join our South Market Hospitalist team at Utah Valley Hospital and Spanish Fork Hospital. 

The Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be integral in managing hospitalized patients, concentrating on those in general medicine and ICU. In this role you will work with a multidisciplinary team of doctors, case managers, nurses, dietitians, and pharmacists to provide optimal patient care and outcomes.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are accountable for the provision of patient care at the top of licensure, within their scope of practice. Licensed, credentialed and privileged to perform such duties as:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments, including history and physical examinations.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians.
• Manage acute and chronic medical conditions, including initiating appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
• Provide care for patients on both the general medicine floor and the ICU.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, telehealth intensivist, nurses, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists, to ensure coordinated patient care.
• Facilitate communication between patients, families, and healthcare teams, ensuring that patients and their families are informed and involved in care decisions and care transitions.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters, treatment plans, and progress notes in the electronic health record (EHR) system.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and best practice standards.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and continuing education to stay current with advancements in critical care and internal medicine.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives within the hospitalist program and hospital.
• Participate in hospital committees, task forces, and meetings as required.

Qualifications

• Licensure/Certification:

· Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in Utah

· Board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP), or Physician Assistant (PA-C)

· DEA Certificate II through V - DOJ Drug Enforcement Division 

· ACLS and BLS certification for healthcare providers

• Experience:

· Minimum of 2 years of inpatient APP experience; hospitalist or critical care setting preferred.

• Skills and Abilities:

· Strong clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

· Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

· Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous improvement.

About us: 

Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes