Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Denver, Colorado

Job description

About the facility

This approximately 520-bed inpatient facility operates within a structured hospitalist nocturnist coverage model and maintains established clinical protocols and appropriate resources to support locum tenens clinicians. The APP nocturnist role is limited to crosscover of less acute patients in the Main Tower; the Step Down Unit, Cardiac Surgery, and Oncology services are covered separately by a physician. State licensure is required at the time of assignment, and IMLC is not accepted at this facility.

About the facility location

The assignment area offers clinicians access to a range of cultural and outdoor attractions suited to varied interests. Destinations include Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Botanic Gardens, and the RiNo Art District. The area also features dining experiences, distillery tours, an aquarium, and live performances, while nearby access to the Rocky Mountains provides opportunities for winter recreation as ski resorts open for the season.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians will provide inpatient nocturnist crosscover coverage during 12-hour night shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM) on an on-site basis, following a 7-on/7-off schedule. The scope of coverage is limited to less acute patients in the Main Tower; clinicians are not required to cover the Step Down Unit, Cardiac Surgery, or Oncology services, which are managed by a physician. Admissions are not a standard expectation, though 1-2 simple admissions or consults may be requested on high-volume days. No procedures or ICU rounding are required, and a minimum of 2 years of inpatient hospitalist experience is expected for this assignment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Crosscover census of approximately 100 patients; typically no admissions, but 1-2 simple admissions or consults may be requested on high-volume days
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift time(s): Night shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM; 12-hour shifts; 7 on/7 off; no call required
• Procedures required: No procedures required
• Certifications required: Board certification negotiable; Colorado licensure required at time of assignment; IMLC not accepted; prescriptive authority req

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