Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Palm Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Palm Careers is hiring a PA or NP to join a hospital medicine APP team at a top academic teaching facility in Virginia. The role centers on independent rounding, with physician support and a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

The position offers 4x10-hour shifts, rotating weekends (approx. 26 weekends/year), weekend differential pay, and no night shifts. Salary ranges from 98K to 158K plus comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• PA or NP degree and licensure to practice

Responsibilities

• Rounding on a cohort of 7-9 patients in an independent, APP-forward practice model.
• Rounding shifts with admissions as needed based on census.
• Documenting progress notes and H&Ps and formulating differential diagnoses.
• Adjusting plans of care based on data and patient responses.
• Coordinating with subspecialists and navigating complex psychosocial dynamics.
• Leading other care team members and engaging in quality improvement.
• Communicating plans of care clearly with patients, families, and staff.

Job description

We are hiring a PA or NP to join a growing hospital medicine advanced practice provider (APP) team. The APP hired for this position will join a collaborative team of physicians, other APPs, and specialists managing a population of acute care general medicine patients at one of the nation’s top 5% academic teaching facilities nationwide!

Beyond the qualities included in the general position description, success as a hospitalist APP role will require the following:

• Rounding on a cohort of 7-9 patients in an independent, APP-forward practice model backed by physician support
• Shifts will primarily involve rounding, with admitting shifts as needed based on hospitalist service census and admission volumes
• Performing and documenting progress notes and history & physical exams, analyzing clinical data to form well-developed differential diagnoses, and helping coordinate safe transitions of care
• Prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, following patient responses, and adjusting the plan of care based on ongoing objective and subjective data collection
• Identifying appropriate sub-specialist consultation
• Effectively communicating plans of care with patients, families, nurses, other stakeholders; and, at times, navigating complex psychosocial dynamics
• Collaboration within a multidisciplinary team of physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, and physician and advanced practice leadership
• The ability to professionally lead other members of the care team in a dynamic environment
• Self-motivated learning, engagement in process improvement and quality improvement initiatives

Additional Information:

• 4 x 10-hour shifts each week, or biweekly equivalent depending on staffing needs
• Weekends staffed on a rotating basis to cover approximately 26 weekends per year
• Differential pay offered for weekend shifts
• No night shift requirement
• Procedural training optional

Salary Range 98K-158K, Plus Comprehensive Benefits, Relocation Assistance and MUCH MORE!