Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Hospitalist Nocturnist (Per Diem)

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING (NP):

·       (MSN) - A Master of Science in Nursing or higher

·       (CNP) - Currently licensed as a Certified Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

·       (BLS) - Basic Life Support certification (obtain within 30 days, offered within)

·       (ACLS) – Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

·       (DEA) – US Department of Justice DEA Registration (required if prescribing)

·       (MCSR) - Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (required if prescribing)

·       Two years’ experience as NP or PA caring for adult medical patients

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING (PA):

·       (MPAS) - Masters from a program accredited by the ARC-PA

·       (PA) - Currently licensed as a Physician’s Assistant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

·       (BLS) - Basic Life Support certification (obtain within 30 days, offered within)

·       (ACLS) – Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

·       (DEA) – US Department of Justice DEA Registration (required if prescribing)

·       (MCSR) - Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (required if prescribing)

·       Two years’ experience as NP or PA caring for adult medical patients

1. Provide overnight clinical coverage for Hospitalist service patients, including cross-cover management, bedside evaluation for acute changes in condition, initial assessment and management of urgent clinical issues, and appropriate escalation of care to the supervising nocturnist physician. Upon request and under supervision of in-house admitting physician, perform admission evaluation and manage new patients from the emergency department as well as provide internal medicine consultative services.. 
2. Coordinate care with appropriate specialty physicians.
3. Maintain complete and accurate documentation of clinical work performed.
4. Maintain all necessary certifications and CCH medical staff appointment as an allied health provider.
5. Collaborate closely with the attending hospitalist physician. The mid-level’s scope of practice can never exceed the scope of practice of the immediate physician supervisor.
6. Ability to work well under pressure, be patient-focused, work independently, and know when and how to ask for help.

7.     Maintain professional, cordial and productive working relationships with medical, nursing and ancillary staff.

8. Communicate effectively and participate actively on the health care team.
9. Comply with CCH Medical Staff Bylawspolicies, and Rules and Regulations pertaining to physician extenders, CCH Human Resources policies, and CCH Corporate Compliance Policies.
10. Perform other work-related duties as requested/directed.
11. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers, and co-workers.
12. Challenges current working practices identifies process improvement opportunities and presents recommendations and solutions to management. Engages and commits to the organization’s culture of continuous improvement by actively participating, supporting, and promoting CCHC Pillars of Excellence.