Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist
Madisonville, KY - USA
Job Summary
Position Summary: Our Hospitalist Nurse Practitioners (APRN) play a vital role in delivering highâquality compassionate care to adult patients during the night shift. Working closely with a dedicated physician partner and nursing teams the APRN will manage patients across mixedâacuity and transitional care units providing comprehensive handsâon care for patients with conditions requiring supervised medical treatment.
This role offers the opportunity to practice at the top of your license in a collaborative intellectually stimulating environment where your clinical expertise is valued and your contributions directly impact patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with physician providers to deliver exceptional overnight care for hospitalized adult patients
- Help manage a dynamic caseload of Internal Medicine patients
- Perform thorough physical examinations and ongoing patient assessments
- Collect interpret and document clinical data to guide treatment decisions
- Order and coordinate diagnostic tests laboratory studies medications and specialty consultations
- Order and manage medications
- Provide direct patientâcentered care with a strong focus on safety quality and continuity
Professional Impact:
Beyond clinical care the Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner will contribute to a culture of excellence through involvement in patient care initiatives education consultation research and leadership within the organization and the nursing profession.
Why Join Us
- Collaborative night coverage with physician support
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact for patients and their families
- Professional autonomy within a supportive team environment
- A role that values leadership critical thinking and continuous growth
Minimum Education Experience Training and Licensures/Certifications/Registrations Required:
- MSN required
- Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a practitioner from an approved nurse practitioner program
- Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability
- Active RN license in Kentucky or compact state
- Current unrestricted license to practice as an APRN in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- BLS Certification
- Minimum 3 years of relevant Advanced Practice Nursing experience (required)
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Our commitment to progressive, patient-centered care guides our work every day as our priorities are set and decisions are made with a local focus and direction. At Deaconess, our values are based on our commitment to quality. We define quality as the continuous improvement of service ... View more