Nurse Practitioner

Position Summary:   

The hospitalist nurse practitioner provides medical management of patients under the care of the hospitalist program, and within the scope of practice recognized by state law.  The hospitalist nurse practitioner also collaborates with the hospitalist care team to coordinate and manage the process of patient care from the point of admission to the hospital, through discharge and hand-off to a community care provider.

Essential Functions:

• Medical Management

-          Performs histories and physicals under direction of hospitalist physician

-          Identifies and manages acute illness from admission through discharge under supervision of hospitalist physician and with adherence to best practice guidelines.

-          Prescribes medications and therapies as appropriate under supervision of hospitalist physician.

-          Actively participates in daily standup meeting with hospitalist team to ensure plan of care for patients is communicated and acted upon.

-          Collaborates with hospital care team to ensure that all current labs, test results, consults, orders, etc., are carried out in timely manner.

-          Communicates pertinent information regarding patient’s hospital stay (landmark events) with patient’s primary care provider as needed.

-          Meets with patient/family to determine barriers to discharge and set expectations for hospital stay

Education, Training, Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with MSN
• Licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in state for which position exists
• Certification in Adult Acute Care (preferred), will consider Family Practice and Geriatric certification with recent acute care experience.
• Well-developed communication and influence skills

Confidentiality:

• Maintains strict confidentiality with regard to protected health information and understands and adheres to Cogent’s HIPAA Privacy and Security Policies and Procedures