Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Quick Facts

• Role: Hospitalist Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APP)

• Schedule: ~36 hours/week (three 12-hour shifts)

• Setting: Critical Access Hospital with physician-led Hospital Medicine program

• Practice model: First Chair Hospitalist APP role with double physician coverage during daytime hours

• Patient volume: Average daily census of 20–25

• ICU: 9-bed open ICU with respiratory therapy support

• EHR: T-System EMR

• Compensation: $90.00–$115.00/hour

• Additional pay: $25,000 annual W-2 stipend

• Malpractice: Occurrence-based malpractice insurance with tail coverage

Description

Practice as a Hospitalist APP in a collaborative, physician-led Hospital Medicine program with a high degree of clinical autonomy. Work three 12-hour shifts per week in a critical access hospital with double physician coverage during daytime and respiratory therapy support in the open ICU. Use the T-System EMR while managing an average daily census of 20–25 patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient hospitalist care as the first-chair APP

• Manage patients in collaboration with a physician-led team

• Support care delivery in an open ICU environment

• Document clinical care using T-System EMR

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program

• Current or eligible New York State license

• NCCPA certification (PA) or national NP certification

• Minimum of five years of Hospitalist or inpatient medicine experience preferred

• Comfortable practicing in an open ICU environment (ventilated patient experience preferred)

• Strong clinical judgment and excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Paid time off

• CME allowance

• Retirement benefits

• Supportive leadership and experienced clinical team