Penn Medicine APP Hospitalist

Position Description: The Hospitalist group at Pennsylvania Hospital is comprised of 15 physicians and 4 Advanced Practice Providers. They are seeking a full time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to care for two subsets of patients: inpatients who have been admitted and stabilized by the house staff, and Observation patients who are admitted to the service from the Emergency Department. The APP is responsible for the daily care of the inpatients and for admitting and managing the Observation patients. The APP will work in close collaboration with a Hospitalist attending. The census that the APP would carry is an average of 10 patients. The hours of the position will be a combination of four 10-hr day shifts and five 8-hr day shifts. One in every four weekends and occasional holidays are required.

Minimum Requirements: The qualified candidate must be an Acute Care Certified Adult CRNP or PA-C with a MSN. Candidates must be licensed as a CRNP or PA-C in Pennsylvania and must have current ACLS certification. Prior to employment, the APP must be reviewed by the Credentials Committee and approved by the Medical Board.

Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation’s first hospital, was founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. For more than 270 years, it has been at the forefront of innovative, high-quality patient care and continues to build on its many centers of excellence.

Pennsylvania Hospital has earned national recognition for programs such as orthopaedics, cardiac care, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), urology, obstetrics and high-risk maternal and fetal services, neonatology, and behavioral health. The campus also includes specialty treatment centers such as the Joan Karnell Cancer Center, the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, and the Penn Neurological Institute.

As a National Historic Landmark, Pennsylvania Hospital’s original Pine Building is home to America’s first surgical amphitheater and first medical library. Though today’s patients are cared for in modern, state-of-the-art facilities, the hospital’s historic roots have been carefully preserved as a celebration of our rich history.