Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner (Gastroenterology)

Quick Facts

• Role: Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner (Gastroenterology)
• Setting: Acute care hospital; Gastroenterology/Internal Medicine practice
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (30-minute lunch required)
• Coverage: Full-time APP coverage; adult patients; patient ratio ~1:14–18
• Call/Floating: No call; no floating

Description

Provide acute care Gastroenterology APP coverage, evaluating and managing complex adult medical problems. Responsibilities include documentation of evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, referrals, and consultations, along with prescribing and monitoring medications and ordering/monitoring emergency interventions. Complex cases are referred to collaborating physicians.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage medical problems
• Educate patients and families
• Document clinical encounters, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, referrals, and consultations
• Manage coding and billing documentation
• Prescribe and monitor medications
• Order and monitor emergency interventions
• Refer complex cases to collaborating physicians

Requirements

• Board Certified
• Active New York license
• AHA BLS or RQI certification

Benefits

• Locum tenens position with consistent weekday schedule (no call, no floating)
• Supported team environment (anesthesia provider, NP, LPN, and collaborating physicians)