PA/ARNP Hospitalist - CV Hospitalist Service

Description

Provide medical care and management for patients, exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided for the Internal Medicine patient with an emphasis on cardiology patients.  Function independently to plan, deliver, and evaluate health care for the Internal Medicine cardiology inpatient population. Job includes rotating through several services, including hospitalist teams and cardiology consult team

As the hospitalist team, facilitate the transition of care from the ED to inpatient cardiology services. Focus on the caring for hospitalized patients to manage care and length of stay, improve resource utilization and decrease costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care. On the cardiology consult service, evaluate and manage cardiology consult inpatients and work with the primary team to facilitate appropriate care, including cardiac catheterization, and medication therapy. The position requires staffing nights and weekends and, while primarily located at the University Campus, may staff at other locations including Iowa Rehab hospital and University of Iowa Medical Center North Liberty.  New graduates are encouraged to apply.  

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Provision of Medical Care; Collaboration with Care Team:

• Perform/order medical diagnostics and therapeutic procedures, and prescribe, dispense or deliver medication. 

• Consult/collaborate with other care team members.

• Use judgment to apply/adopt information within total clinical picture to address health issues. 

• Influence others to adopt best practices.

• Staff the Internal Medicine service lines including nights and weekends.

Compliance with Internal Policies and External Regulations for Safe and Effective Care Delivery and Health Profession and Education:

• Complete patient medical records, reports, and forms to record treatment for medical documentation and billing purposes. 

• Improve quality of care by performing chart reviews and participating on performance improvement committees.

Education/ Health/ Promotion/ Research:

• Provide health education to patients and medical education to health professions students and residents. 

• Participate in ongoing research and professional development of self and other staff.

Administration/ Human Resources Management:

• Establish and maintain procedures and systems to assure staff compliance with policies and standards of care. 

• Initiate corrective action as needed. 

• Serve on committees to enhance patient care and operations. 

• Assure team provides effective collaboration/communications. 

• May provide feedback and coaching to other team members to assure quality of care.