APRN Hospitalist

at  PATHWAYS HEALTH PARTNERS

APRN HOSPITALIST - THE VILLAGES - OVERNIGHT - 7 ON 7 OFF

Pathways Health Partners
Pathways Health Partners is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) at the forefront of helping independent providers make the transition to Value-Based Care. Pathways operates a Medicare REACH ACO, a Medicare Advantage MSO, and a Commercial MSO responsible for approximately 16,000 patients throughout North-West/Central Florida. Our service area is The Villages, down to St. Petersburg, across to Mount Dora, and areas in between. Pathways also operates a robust hospital medicine group, manages several of its affiliated medical practices, and an insurance agency.
Job Summary
The Hospital Medicine Nurse Practitioner (APRN) will engage in direct patient care of hospitalized patients and work with emergency room personnel to determine the best site of care for patients, whether that be inpatient, direct admit to skilled nursing (SNF), or back go home with additional support.

Role and Responsibilities

• Manages admissions, daily rounding, consultative services, and discharges of hospitalized patients
• Provides high-quality care of hospitalized patients including medical evaluation, treatment, diagnostics, referrals for subspecialty consultations, and discharge planning
• Incorporated evidence-based practices in clinical decision-making and provides high-quality care as judged by peers
• Participates in the multidisciplinary care of the patient
• Facilitates communication and interactions between the patients, families, peers, ancillary staff, and consultants
• Ensures accurate and timely completion of medical records, orders, and documentation to maintain compliance with medical staff, local/state/federal, licensure, and accreditation requirements
• Participates in hospital and ACO quality initiatives and process improvement
• Ensure efficient use of hospital and other health resources evidenced by reduced length of stay, reduced duplication of services, and reduced readmissions or unplanned admissions below that of non-ACO peers

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Graduate of accredited nursing school and board certification culminating in an ARNP/FNP
• Unencumbered license to practice as an APRN in the State of Florida
• Credentialing “active” or “admitting” status at facilities in the service area including UF Leesburg Regional Medical Center and UF Health The Villages Hospital (must be in place to begin work)
• Approved Medicare with PTAN and status with Blue Cross of Florida, United Healthcare, and Cigna (must be in place to begin work)
• Board-certified nurse practitioner
• Able to prescribe controlled substances, (DEA license and DCS)

Preferred Skills

• Works well independently and has strong operational skills
• Excels at customer service and has strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and maintains a positive corporate culture
• Communicates effectively and has strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
• Develops strong relationships with coworkers and other stakeholders
• Learns quickly and has strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Willingness to continually self-educate and grow professionally

Why Work for Pathways?

Pathways Health Partners is a growing company based in Leesburg, FL. We are proud of our professional yet family culture with the executive team working daily alongside our team members. We provide competitive salaries, bonuses for all team members, and a benefits package that is second to none.

• Medical Insurance for Employee and Spouse/Significant Other paid 100% by Pathways!
• Addition of family coverage for dependents at a fraction of the cost
• 25K life insurance for employees 100% paid by Pathways!
• Increasing Employee coverage or adding spouse/dependents at a fraction of the cost
• Vision and Dental Coverage available at a very low cost for employees, spouses, and family
• 401K retirement plan with 100% match up to 4% of annual pay
• Paid holidays
• Ample Paid Time Off (PTO) for vacation/sick/personal days

We look forward to speaking with you about this opportunity! If you already have a professional corporation or some other professional entity, we can work with you to contract with your entity instead of being an employee at your option.

• Manages admissions, daily rounding, consultative services, and discharges of hospitalized patients
• Provides high-quality care of hospitalized patients including medical evaluation, treatment, diagnostics, referrals for subspecialty consultations, and discharge planning
• Incorporated evidence-based practices in clinical decision-making and provides high-quality care as judged by peers
• Participates in the multidisciplinary care of the patient
• Facilitates communication and interactions between the patients, families, peers, ancillary staff, and consultants
• Ensures accurate and timely completion of medical records, orders, and documentation to maintain compliance with medical staff, local/state/federal, licensure, and accreditation requirements
• Participates in hospital and ACO quality initiatives and process improvement
• Ensure efficient use of hospital and other health resources evidenced by reduced length of stay, reduced duplication of services, and reduced readmissions or unplanned admissions below that of non-ACO peer