Mercy Medical Group (MMG) is seeking a Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our multi-specialty group in the Sacramento area.
The MMG Nocturnist Nurse Practitioner (NP) plays a crucial role in supporting hospitalist physicians in providing excellent care to hospitalized patients. This position requires a highly skilled and compassionate individual dedicated to patient safety and quality care. The APP will work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals at night. The Nocturnist APP s primary focus will be on cross-cover care for patients, though they may also admit patients to the general medical floor from the emergency department or as a transfer from another facility, as well as provide hospital medicine consultations for specialists.
Opportunity Highlights :
- Join an award-winning hospitalist program with more than 100 providers
- Work in a collegial and supportive environment
- The Hospitalist Program serves 5 major hospitals in the Sacramento area, the Nocturnist NP may work at two primary sites
- Hospitalists self-schedule themselves on a periodic basis, based on a flexible-scheduling model
Key Responsibilities :
- Direct patient care: Provide cross-coverage care to hospitalized patients as well as facilitate patient admissions, consults, transfers, and discharges, under the supervision of a hospitalist physician
- Acute triage: Assess and manage acute changes in hospitalized patient conditions
- Documentation: Maintain accurate, timely, thorough records detailing patient care and transfer center requests at night
- Collaboration and communication: Work with attending physicians, medical specialists, residents, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated and efficient patient care
Scheduling/Structure
- Full-time clinical hospitalist position (1.0)
- Night shifts will be scheduled as 10-hour shifts, with flexible scheduling
- Maintains privileges at all Dignity-affiliated hospitals
- No procedures
- 165 shifts per year
Compensation & Benefits:
- Compensation Range: $161,000 - $166,000 / Year DOE
- Sign-on bonus available
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
- 401(k) with employer matching, pension plan, and CME allowance