Autonomous Inpatient Surgical Hospitalist - Nurse Practitioner (Part Time)
Core
Provide direct care and clinical management for hospitalized surgical patients during evening, overnight, and weekend shifts, including independent clinical decision-making and bedside procedures.
Role type
Part-time autonomous surgical hospitalist nurse practitioner
Builds
Continuous, high-quality acute care for surgical patients
Domain
Healthcare / Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Acute patient management, Surgical consult evaluation, Bedside procedures, Clinical documentation, Emergency care, Independent clinical judgment
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide on-site coverage for surgical patients during assigned evening, overnight, and weekend shifts; Assess and manage patients on the surgical service, escalating significant changes in condition to the attending surgeon as appropriate; Respond to and evaluate in-house surgical consults; Perform bedside procedures and treatments, including peripheral IV placement, NG tube insertion, bladder catheterization, wound and dressing care, suture and drain removal, arterial punctures, venipuncture, and other procedures within scope; Assist with emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation as needed; Collaborate with attending surgeons and other members of the multidisciplinary care team; Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC