Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (B) PRN, Hospitalist Team - Taylor, Trenton, Wayne

Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider

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Due to growing volumes and expansion, the departments of Internal Medicine at Corewell Health Taylor, Trenton, and Wayne Hospitals have several full-time opportunities. This role is a team based role as a hospitalist APP, working with the hospitalist physicians at our Trenton, Taylor and Wayne campuses. The duties include, but are not limited to admissions, daily rounding, discharges, addressing nursing and family concerns, family education, precepting students, and maintaining the high quality care given to our patients. This position does have variable shifts and needs at all 3 locations.

Essential duties include:

• Assessing the physical and psychosocial status of clients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
• Recognizing deviations from normal in the physical assessment. Working in collaboration with a physician in formulating treatment plans for health problems and follow-up.
• Writing prescriptions for medication, blood products based upon laboratory results, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and post-discharge care in accordance with written practice protocols.
• Determining eligibility of patients for entry into clinical trials based on findings.
• Requesting written consultation from physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure appropriate and quality patient care.
• Interpreting and evaluating findings of studies/tests.
• Relaying appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician.
• Administering therapeutic measures and obtaining specimens as prescribed.
• Evaluating the quality of care provided and recommending changes for improvement.
• Initiating appropriate actions to facilitate the implementation of therapeutic plans that are consistent with the continuing healthcare needs of the client.
• Dictating follow-up letters to referring physicians with summaries of treatment, response, and plan.
• Maintaining provision of preventive health services (e.g. screening, risks assessment, immunizations, PAP smears, self-breast exam).
• Dictating or writing patient history, admissions, care plans, progress, and discharge notes.
• Interacting with program assistants and data managers for optimal patient care.
• Assisting in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during acute and chronic phases of patient care.
• Conducting or participating in daily multidisciplinary rounds and ensuring appropriate and quality care for assigned patient.
• Providing on-call coverage.
• Performing patient triage and determining the urgency of physician's evaluation.
• Providing symptom management for side effects related to oncologic treatment.

Standard qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Nursing OR a Masters in Physician Assistant studies
• 2 to 3 years' experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in an inpatient setting and rapid response, preferred.
• State of Michigan Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant license required
• AHA/ARC BLS certification required

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