Highland Hospital of Rochester NY ยท 1 month ago
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APP) - Full Time - Internal Medicine
Highland Hospital of Rochester NY is seeking a Full Time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join its Internal Medicine team. The role involves admitting and executing orders on adult patients requiring in-house medical coverage and conveying pertinent patient medical problems to the covering attending for treatment planning.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
To admit and execute orders on adult patients requiring in-house medical coverage, after resident teams have filled, from the services of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, subspecialties, Hospitalists, Geriatricians
Obtains detailed sign-out from the APP teams, to assist in evening cross-coverage and any medical issues the APP teams need to follow up
To convey pertinent patient medical problems to the covering attending so a medical treatment plan can be formed
Admit patients to the inpatient medicine service from the Emergency Room, ICU, or direct admission pathways
Obtains a detailed medical history and performs a complete physical examination
Provides for further data collection
Completes all medical record documentation, including assessment/plan
Qualification
Required
Fulfilled the requirements to be a licensed PA or NP in NYS
Medical management of house-covered patients or Emergency Room/ICU training
NYS License PA candidates
Current, valid license to practice as an NP in NYS for NP candidates
Must be BLS certified
Maintains adequate CME credits to ensure ongoing competency for performing job duties
Maintains current NYS license and NCCPA Certification
Preferred
ACLS preferred
Company
Highland Hospital of Rochester NY
About Highland Hospital Founded in 1889, Highland Hospital has a history of innovating and personalizing care.