Hospitalist APP

Responsibilities and Duties:

• APP shall be scheduled to work 12-hour shifts for 7 consecutive days, followed by 7 consecutive days off
• Ensures that they cultivate a work climate supportive of the Hospital’s mission, vision and values as noted above.
• Commits to a customer service-oriented culture within his/her area, which includes service orientation to work processes, staff customer service and actively participates and supports development of key customer service outcomes.

• Focusing primarily on hospitalized patients, the Hospitalist has the unique ability to follow up on patient care, discuss patient care with nurses and resolve any problems that may arise, often seeing patients more than once a day. While attending their own patients, the Hospitalist will also coordinate care between different providers caring for a patient, serve as point of contact for hospital staff and maintain communication with the patient’s family.

• APP shall be available to accept as his or her patients, all unassigned medical patients from the Emergency Department or any other department who require inpatient admission, provide professional medical services to these patients while hospitalized, and arrange for necessary follow-up care upon discharge from the Hospital.
• APP shall make daily rounds on all patients assigned to the Hospitalist Program and complete all necessary documentation for the Hospital to bill and collect for medical services rendered
• Absent extraordinary circumstances, APP shall conduct a history and physical examination within twelve (12) hours of the patient’s assignment to the Hospitalists’ Program and have the history and physical note dictated within 24 hours of admission.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• NYS Licensed/Registered NP or PA

• The ability to hold and maintain Community Memorial Hospital active medical staff membership and clinical privileges appropriate to duties and responsibilities.

• Current, valid and unrestricted federal and state registrations to prescribe and dispense controlled substances.

Licenses & Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS

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