Advanced Practice Provider - Hospitalist Nocturnist

Advanced Practice Provider-Nocturnist Hospitalist

Position Title: Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Location: Utah Valley Hospital

Department: UVH Hospitalist

Position Type: 1.0 FTE

Work Schedule: Rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays

Job Description Summary
 

We are a rapidly expanding team of Hospitalist physicians and advanced practice providers committed to clinical quality improvement and ensuring patients receive the highest quality care at an affordable cost.

The Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will play a critical role in the management of hospitalized patients, with a primary focus on those on general medicine floors. The APP will work collaboratively with attending physicians, tele-critical care, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care to adult patients, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered outcomes. The general schedule for this APP will cross cover nights from 9pm to 7am.

As an Intermountain Health Advanced Practice Provider you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, HSA or FSA, etc.
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Shift differential Pay
• CME Time and Stipend

Nocturnist Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: Manage the care of hospitalized patients, including admissions, discharges, and inpatient consultations during the night. Respond to acute medical issues and emergencies (e.g., rapid responses, codes, sepsis, or critical changes in patient status).
• Cross-Coverage: Address overnight issues for patients already admitted, such as nursing calls, lab results, pain management, changes in clinical status, or patient/family concerns. Handle urgent or emergent situations for multiple patients, prioritizing effectively. Lead and participate in rapid response teams (RRTs) and code blue situations. Coordinate care for critically ill patients during the night, including transfers to higher levels of care if necessary.
• Documentation and Compliance: Ensure accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR). Comply with hospital protocols, guidelines, and quality metrics. 
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with nursing staff, specialists, and ancillary teams to address patient needs. Provide detailed handoff to the daytime hospitalist team, ensuring clear and concise communication of overnight events.  
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters, including history and physical, progress notes and discharge summaries in the electronic health record (EHR) system.  Ensure that records are detailed, complete and comply with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and best practice standards.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives within the hospitalist program and the hospital. Participate in hospital committees, task forces, and meetings as required.
• Using quality and process improvement techniques and practices to make the hospital a safer place and improve patient outcomes.

Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill. Knowledge of core competencies of clinical conditions..