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Job Title PS Nurse Practitioner

Working Title PS Nurse Practitioner- Fellowship Hospitalists Program

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm with some weekends that might be required

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00232 - General Internal Medicine

The Division of General Internal Medicine of the University of Utah’s School of Medicine is looking for motivated candidates who are interested in academic medicine to enter Advance Practice Clinician Hospitalist Fellowship program. The program is designed to accommodate two fellows every 12-month, to provide the opportunity for comprehensive training in inpatient medicine, to broaden and strengthen knowledge, and to help develop an analytical and systematic approach in diagnosing and caring for hospitalized adult patients. Fellows will rotate with the infectious disease service, cardiology service, and the intensive care unit and will receive essential procedural and echocardiography training. Our goal is to help build confident providers, with effective communication skills, capable of advancing to take on full responsibility and autonomy in patient care.

To apply, every applicant will include supporting evidence of successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Entrance to the fellowship will be granted based on CV, three letters of recommendation from the program attended, a personal interview, and criminal background check.

Full benefits, Palliative Care Conference, Western AF Symposium, UCARS (Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium), cost of application and test for a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospital Medicine offered by NCCPA .

Before applying for this position please carefully review fellowship goals, benefits, and expectations on University of Utah General Internal Medicine website.

Assesses the physical condition of a group of patients by performing physical examinations and obtaining medical histories.

Formulates the medical plan and prognosis based on patient’s condition.

Consults with physician(s) regarding patient health care plans and treatment.

Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess the patient’s clinical problems and health care needs.

Initiates and/or recommends medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatment and procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policy.

Complies with medical records policies regarding the complete and accurate documentation of patient care. Initiates and maintains required records and legal documents.

Participates in quality improvement activities.

Counsels patients, families and significant others about health and illness, and promotes health maintenance.

Evaluates, plans, implements, and re-evaluates the care of individuals requiring emergency measures.

Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.

Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Utah.

Licensure is obtained by completing a Master’s degree in Nursing or equivalency (the only equivalency to the Master’s degree is current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner) and a National Certification which requires the successful completion of a nationally accredited examination.

UHPPM 1-56 requires that newly hired non-physician providers apply for credentialing and privileging at the time of hire.

We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

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