Physician Assistant - Hospitalist

Salary Range

$86.90 - $105.36 Overview

• Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert.
• We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities.
• Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.
• Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts Paid Time Off Generous Retirement Plans Life Insurance Long-Term Disability Gym Membership Discount Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Adoption Assistance Shift Differential For more information on our Benefits & Perks, click here!

Summary

Hospitalist APP works with Hospitalist physicians to provide high quality, team-based inpatient care to hospitalized patients. Position Reports To: Hospitalist Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Provides inpatient hospital care to patients across the adult age spectrum which includes admission, discharges, and daily rounding.
• Complete/comprehensive history and physical examination.
• Formulation of Diagnosis and treatment plan for a multitude of complex hospitalized patients.
• Ordering and interpretation of diagnostic studies and laboratory data.
• Prescribing appropriate treatments in collaboration with the attending physician.
• Consultation with specialist providers.
• Communication and consultation with attending physician, specialty providers, and other team members (RN, PT, OT, ST, RT, CM) regarding findings/changes in patient condition.
• Documentation of patient care.
• Communication/education with patients and their families regarding diagnosis, treatment plan, new results, and change in patient status.
• Precepting and mentoring of APP students.
• Required to maintain active Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
• Required to maintain active Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.