Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Neuro-Hospital Medicine

About the job

Kootenai Health is hiring a full-time nurse practitioner or physician assistant for neuro-hospital medicine with Kootenai Clinic Neurology in Coeur d'Alene. Working with a neuro-hospitalist at the regional referral center hospital, the provider helps with stroke alerts in the ED, inpatient consults, rounding in the EMU and follow-up after discharge.

The hospital is a regional referral center with hospitalist and intensivist coverage around the clock, plus dedicated Rapid Response and Code Blue teams.

What you'll do

• Support stroke alerts in the ED and inpatient consults, in collaboration with the neuro-hospitalist
• Support rounding in the EMU and follow-up care after patients are discharged
• Share hospital coverage with the team of APPs, who cover the hospital every day of the year

What you need

• Must be a physician assistant or nurse practitioner

Preferred

• Experience in neurology, hospital medicine, internal medicine or another medical specialty
• Strong commitment to quality, safety, teamwork and patient satisfaction
• Experience in busy hospital departments with high-acuity patients

Schedule

• Shifts vary; full-time, 80 hours per two-week pay period, in 10-hour shifts
• The team of APPs covers the hospital 7 days a week, 365 days a year
• Shifts may mix clinic and hospital work to meet FTE requirements

Benefits

• A compensation and benefits package