APP - Hybrid - Transfer Center and Downtown - Admissions

Baptist Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their rapidly-growing inpatient team. This role requires high-quality care and decision-making abilities, responding to rapid needs and facilitating patient discharges.

Qualified candidates must possess a Master of Science degree, ARNP or PA certification, and significant experience in hospitalist roles. Baptist Health is renowned for being the most preferred health care provider in the region.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience as Hospitalist required.
• Over 5 years Nurse Practitioner experience required.
• Certified Nurse Practitioner required.
• Licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discharges before 12 p.m.
• Queue discharges for the following day.
• Support overflow admissions.
• Respond to rapid needs.

Skills

Hospitalist experience

Nurse Practitioner experience

Real-time decision-making

Care coordination

Education

Master of Science

Certified ARNP or PA

Licensed ARNP or PA

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.

Job Summary

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

• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• 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 and 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