APP for Hospital Medicine (Days) at Sentara Obici Hospital - Suffolk

Company: Sentara
Location: Suffolk
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

City/StateSuffolk, VAOverviewWork ShiftFirst (Days) (United States of America)Position hours: 7a-5p.Job SummarySentara Medical Group has a full-time employment position available for an Advanced Practice Provider to join the Hospital Medicine team at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. This position is days, working a schedule of 7a-7p.

The Hospital Medicine Program at Sentara Obici Hospital is a moderate sized hospital with an average patient census of 70-100 patients daily. The Hospital Medicine Team consists of 14 physicians and 4 APPs.

The hospital-based Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) is responsible for providing health care services to individuals, families, and/or groups in the hospital setting, independently and/or under the direction of the attending physician. Health care services include conducting comprehensive health assessments, prescribing/providing treatments/interventions, making referrals, managing acute and stable chronic illnesses, promoting health, and providing disease prevention and management services. The APC is expected to participate in quality assurance and improvement activities, engage in member- of- the- team activities, use resources (human and material) appropriately, and adhere to Hospital and Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations (as applicable).

Nurse Practitioner/Physician's Assistant experience preferred. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred. The APC maintains continuing education credits of at least 30 hours per year and maintains prescriptive authority and certification; acquires special clinical competencies as required by the group; participates in quality assurance and utilization management activities; and assists with risk management functions.Qualifications:MLD - Master's Level Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Required), MLD - Master's Level Degree: Physician Assistant (Required)Authorization to Prescribe License - North Carolina, Authorization to Prescribe License - Other/National, Authorization to Prescribe License - Virginia, Basic Life Support (BLS) - Other/National, Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) - North Carolina, Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Other/National, Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Virginia, Physician Assistant License (PA) - North Carolina, Physician Assistant License (PA) - Other/National, Physician Assistant License (PA) - VirginiaSkillsCommunication, Critical Thinking, SpeakingSentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.
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