APP - Hybrid - Transfer Center and Downtown - Admissions

Baptist Health System, Inc.; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health System, Inc. is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our inpatient hospitalist team in Jacksonville, FL.

The role emphasizes high-quality inpatient care within a rapidly growing program. The candidate must hold a Master of Science and be licensed as an ARNP or PA, with extensive hospitalist experience, including a track record of leading discharge planning and care coordination.

Qualifications

• Master of Science degree required.
• Certified ARNP or PA.
• Licensed ARNP or PA.
• Four years of hospitalist experience required.
• Over 5 years Nurse Practitioner experience required.
• Certified Nurse Practitioner required.

Responsibilities

• 9a to 9p swing shift.
• Facilitate discharges before 12 p.m.
• Queue discharges for the following day.
• Support overflow admissions.
• Respond to rapid needs.
• Real-time decision-making on transfers.
• Bed assignment optimization.
• Care coordination with inpatient and logistics teams.

Skills

Hospitalist experience

Inpatient care

Certified ARNP/PA

Education

Master of Science

Licensed ARNP or PA

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Job description

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

Jacksonville, Florida’s most preferred health system - located in one of the nation’s most sought after destinations - is seeking a FULL TIME NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT to join our top-ranked and rapidly-growing inpatient team.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Master of Science

• Certified ARNP or PA

• Licensed ARNP or PA

• Four years of experience as Hospitalist required

• Over 5 years Nurse Practitioner Experience Required

• Certified Nurse Practitioner Required

• Licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Required

Swing Shift Responsibilities:

• 9a to 9p

• Facilitate discharges before 12 p.m.

• Queue discharges for the following day.

• Support overflow admissions.

• Respond to rapid needs.

PCLC Responsibilities:

• Real-time decision-making on transfers.
• Bed assignment optimization.
• Care coordination with inpatient and logistics teams.

About our Facility

Founded in 1955, Baptist Health serves families throughout the region with high-quality, comprehensive care for every stage of life. Currently ranked as the “most preferred” health care provider in the Jacksonville area, Baptist Health is deeply honored to serve the community through a growing circle of care that includes five nationally accredited hospitals (including the region’s only children’s hospital) plus more than 200 primary care and specialty physician practices, children’s specialty clinics, home health care, behavioral health, occupational health, pharmacies, rehabilitation services and urgent care.

Consistently rated Jacksonville’s “Most Preferred Healthcare Provider” by consumers in the annual National Research Corporation survey, Baptist recently was named one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare.

Baptist Health has the largest network of primary care providers in the Jacksonville area, with 45 offices throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. The network has more than 130 physicians, including family physicians, pediatricians & internists. Baptist is repeatedly chosen as the area’s most preferred health care provider and has been chosen as one of the Best Places to Work in U.S. Healthcare by Modern Healthcare.

Primary Location:

Metro Square