Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist

Job description

Schedules:

Schedule: PRN
Call Schedule: PRN
Call Ratio: PRN
Details:

Reason for Coverage: PRN coverage to cover the Hospital and Emergency Room. This physician or APP would cover both the ER and the Hospital. We have 24, 48 and 72 hour shifts that we cover. We generally look for a Family Med Physician.
Dates of Coverage: Unknown, this is PRN coverage and would cover us in the event of vacations or sickness.
Percent of Total Hospital Admissions Received from ED: 10
Percent of ED Patients Admitted to the Hospital per Day:2
Percent of ED Patients Transferred per Day: Varies
Trauma Level/Designation: IV
Total Number of Beds: 25
Annual ER Volume: 2400
Number of ED Physicians in Group: 2
Fast track in ED: No
Documentation System/EMR: EPIC
ED Staff Respond to House Codes: Yes -- If Yes, are House Codes Secondary to ED Emergencies: Not Necessarily. We have a code team and they respond depending on level of seriousness.
Writing Admission Orders: This physician would cover both the ED and Hospital.
Deliveries Received in ED or Sent Directly to Labor & Delivery: We do not have Labor & Delivery. We do deliver babies in emergency situations.
ED is Responsible for Monitoring/Supervising Paramedics/Ambulance by Radio: Yes
Describe Referral / Transfer Protocol: Hospitalist or team member contacts the referral facility (no specific facility). We have 3 facilities that we use regularly.
Ambulance Response Time & Travel Referral Facility: Depends on where they are going. EMS is in house.
Air Ambulance Response Time & Travel Time to Referral Center: 30 to 40 minutes
24 Hour Availability for Radiology: Yes
4 Hour Availability for Laboratory: Yes
Blood Bank - Certified by AABB: Yes
Pathology: Non in house
4 Hour Availability for the OR: No
24 Hour Availability for Anesthesia: No
Surgical Services: General during the Day
Description of Consultants: We have Avele for ER and MA Virtual Hospitalists that assist
Who does EKG Interpretations: Providers do and we have Avele
Estimated Credentialing Time

• Guttenberg, IA
• PRN Need!
• PRN Coverage - 24, 48 or 72 hour shifts from 8a - 8a