Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist works in collaboration with hospital physicians to manage care for patients with stable and chronic illnesses. Orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians. Being a Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment. Makes patient rounds. Additionally, Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist plans and coordinates rehabilitation, home health care, and follow-up services for patients with acute health issues. Requires a master's degree. Requires Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP). Requires Registered Nurse (RN). Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Day in the Life of a Nurse Practitioner:
Responsible for providing excellent quality care for patients in accordance with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center/Groups standards and practices in hospital, clinic and outreach clinic settings.
Here’s what you will be doing:
DEPARTMENT/ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
CHEYENNE FAMILY MEDICINE: Participates in Patient Centered Medical Home Care Team collaboration.
CHILDREN’S CLINIC: Participates in Patient Centered Medical Home Care Team collaboration.
FAMILY FIRST: Participates in Patient Centered Medical Home Care Team collaboration.
HOSPITALIST SERVICE: Inpatient care. Admissions and cross coverage of hospitalized adult patients
PALLIATIVE CARE/HOSPICE: Assist patients with chronic and/ or terminal illness in determining goals of care and providing symptom management. On Call Services with provider rotation. Attend weekly interdisciplinary meetings.
PLAZA FAMILY MEDICINE: On call telephone services for Primary Care to rotate with other providers. Manage Chronic and Acute illness in the outpatient Primary Care Setting. Participates in Patient Centered Medical Home Care Team collaboration.
Desired skills:
Here’s what you will need:
o The APRN is subject at all times the standards and scope of practice established by national professional organizations and/or accrediting agencies representing the various core, role and population focus areas for APRNs, and the NPA.
o The Board recognizes APRN core, role and population focus areas described in the scope of practice statements for APRNs issued by national professional organizations and/or accrediting agencies.
o Role and population focus of the APRN shall be declared, and the role and population focus to be utilized shall be the title(s) granted by nationally recognized professional organizations(s) and/or accrediting agency(ies) or the title(s) of the role and population focus of nursing practice in the which the APRN has received postgraduate education preparation.
o In order to practice in one of the four roles and in a defined population, the APRN shall be recognized by the Board in that particular role with a population focus of advanced practice nursing.