Hospitalist Physician Assistant
Company: Jefferson Health
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: June 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Hospital Medicine - Physician Assistant/Nurse
Practitioner - Jefferson Methodist Hospital -
Philadelphia Responsibilities: The advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician
Assistant) within the acute care hospital setting works in
collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a
multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides comprehensive
care on the inpatient Surgery service. Assessment & Management Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the
medical record. Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment
techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and
diagnostic procedures where indicated. The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and
house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in
situations requiring procedural and resuscitative
interventions. Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and
complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects,
immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance,
immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic
procedures. Diagnosis Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making
diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions. Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation,
performance, and supervision. Formulates differential diagnoses by priority. Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions Formulates Plan of Care Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and
documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic
health care needs. Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an
individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the
continuum. Implements and modifies plan of care. Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and
competency validation. May be asked to assist in the operating room and be able to
function as first assistant for open, laparoscopic, or robotic
procedures. Communication and Collaboration Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with
interdisciplinary health care team. Facilitates and communicates with patient, family, staff, and
outpatient providers to promote continuity of care across the
inpatient and outpatient continuum of care. Documentation Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via
daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic
note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of
care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge
summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service,
death summary) Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards
and captures patient acuity. Professional Practice Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including:
preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate
students. Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the
analysis of evidenced based practice. Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and
specialty specific meetings. Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional
organization. Qualifications Master s Degree National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
or Physician Assistant BLS certification Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson
for employees working at Jefferson s clinical entities or at the
University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be
required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are
offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved
medical or religious exemption from Jefferson. Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson
Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach
across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest
employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in
Philadelphia based on total licensed beds. Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and
Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten
colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university
and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and
graduate-level programs that provide students with a
forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design,
engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social
science. Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson
University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center
in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and
combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria
Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein
Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care
centers; ten Magnet -designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC
for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer
Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the
region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks
in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of
HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance
organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health
system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider
partnership. Jefferson s mission, vision and values create an organization
that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff,
and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders
to drive exceptional results. As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide
equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and
encourages applications from women, members of minority groups,
LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
Keywords: Jefferson Health, Bethlehem , Hospitalist Physician Assistant, Healthcare , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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