Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Hospitalist (Harrington Hospital)

UMass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their Hospitalist service in Southbridge, MA!

Position Overview:

Conducts comprehensive health assessments, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in the diagnosis and treatment of complex responses of individual, families, and communities to actual or potential health problems. Formulates clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses and promote wellness. 

Integrates education, research and management, leadership and consultation into clinical role and functions in collegial relationships with nursing peers, physicians, professionals, and others who influence the health care environment. Provides health care in accordance with standards of practice as delineated by state practice guidelines and national board certification organizations.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides diagnostic and assessment services. Secures a health history from patient and/or family, records findings, and evaluates them. Performs a complete in-depth physical examination. Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic tests based on age and history.
• Analyzes data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical exam, and clinical findings.
• Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care. Formulates this plan of care with the patient.
• Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses. (Protocols are guidelines concerning patient care that are established between the physician and nurse practitioner. The guidelines outline subjective and objective findings, treatment plan and follow-up). Reassesses and modifies plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals. Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols.
• Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care. Communicates outcomes with physician.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioners:

Graduate of an approved Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program (ACNP) and has passed the ACNP board certification.

Under the supervision of designated collaborating physicians, conduct comprehensive health assessments, analyze date, and formulate clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses. 

Responds to sick calls of patients and treats them according to the acuity of illness. 

Participates in department driven practices including on call scheduling, rotating weekends, etc.

Schedule Flexible:

30 hours per week - 3 10-hour shifts (7:00am-5:00pm)

36 hours per week -4 9-hour shifts

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Master's or doctoral degree.
• Graduate of approved Nurse Practitioner program with certification.
• Current Massachusetts license.

Experience/Skills:

Preferred:

• 3-5 years of experience.

To apply please contact:

Ashley Drohan, Provider Recruiter                                    

UMass Memorial Medical Group

Ashley.Drohan@umassmemorial.org

The newest member of the UMass Memorial Health system, Harrington serves patients from more than 25 communities across south-central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut with a comprehensive array of health care services through:

• Harrington Hospital in Southbridge provides medical and surgical inpatient care, 24-hour emergency services, inpatient adult psychiatry, an intensive care unit and comprehensive outpatient services.
• Harrington Hospital at Webster is an outpatient facility anchored by the 24/7 Remillard Family Emergency Department and 16-bed inpatient co-occurring disorders unit. Additional services include primary care and specialty physicians, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, cardiology, and an advanced sleep lab.
• Three additional major medical office buildings — Harrington at Charlton, Harrington at 169, also in Charlton, and Harrington at Spencer — houses primary care and specialty physicians, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, physical therapy, outpatient behavioral health, audiology, and a Wound Care Center with hyperbaric oxygen chambers.
• Harrington Physician Services, a primary care and multi-specialty physician group, consists of more than 60 physicians located in offices in Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge and Webster.
• UrgentCare Express at Harrington serves as a walk-in medical center for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, open seven days per week in Oxford;
• The Cancer Center at Harrington in Southbridge allows patients to receive advanced, local oncological and hematology care, including chemotherapy, radiation and pain management. The service is joint venture partner with 21^st Century Oncology.

Harrington employs more than 1,493 caregivers and 62 physicians, relentless in their pursuit of caring for our patients and each other.

• Beds: 119
• Employees: 1,555
• Active Medical Staff: 490
• Hospital Discharges: 16,097
• Emergency department visits: 25,168
• Outpatient visits: 272,914

Our Services

• Advanced diagnostic imaging
• Oncology and cancer care
• Adult inpatient care
• Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, including mental health and recovery services for substance use disorder
• 24-hour emergency care
• Safe, advanced surgical services
• Occupational health
• Cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation
• Orthopedic surgery and sports medicine
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation programs
• Wellness programs and community outreach