Physician Assistant Hospital Based job located in Washington

PA/NP Hospitalist - Nocturnist position located in Eastern Washington/near university communities   

Regional Hospital is looking for an Advanced Practice Provider (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our hospitalist nocturnist team. Our hospital medicine practice consists of clinical care, teaching & education, and system and quality improvement.   The ideal candidate for this position will have a varied acute care clinical background and the ability to relate and communicate well with patients, physicians, and other health care providers. Three years of hospital experience is preferred but not required.

This is an award-winning, not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital.  This hospital has a very active medical staff, progressive leadership and a teaching affiliation with University of Washington Medical School.

As a critical access hospital, the census fluctuates.  They have approximately 12,000 ED visits per year with approximately 10% admission/continued observation rate; however, there is rarely a time when there are more than 12 patients on service per day. This critical access hospital has an open ICU.  They provide care for medical and surgical patients including hemodynamic monitoring and treatment and ventilator management.  They provide primary admissions for on-call surgeons (who cover 3 hospitals), as well as for orthopedic patients. The specialty providers act as consultants for these admissions.  They perform treadmill oversight for some inpatient cardiac admissions and they attend cardiopulmonary rehab patients and a few skilled nursing facility patients as well.

This city of about 30,000 is nestled in the heart the Palouse, a fertile and scenic agricultural region in Eastern Washington State.   Located about 75 miles south of Spokane, Washington, and 30 miles north of Lewiston, Idaho, this city has a regional airport and easy access to larger communities and shopping. 

With two state universities only eight miles apart, the area offers rich cultural diversity coupled with the distinct flavor of small town, rural life. This city is small enough to provide a sense of community, yet large enough to offer the amenities of metropolitan areas.