Advanced Practice Clinician - Nocturnist- Hospital Medicine

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Job Details The advanced practice clinician (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant) works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. This role is a Nocturnist Hospitalist position at a suburban Academic Level II Trauma Center with a diverse and engaging patient population. The Advanced Practice Clinician practices in a collaborative, educational setting, responsible for overnight admissions and PRN management for non‑teaching patients. Job Description: - Assessment & Management - Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record. - Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated. - The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions. - Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interve...