Hospitalist Positions (4)
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Behavioral Health Hospitalist Program
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital - 122…
Obstetrician/Gynecologist- Hospitalist
Arlington, TX
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Domain-Casual, Hospitalist
Monroeville PA, 15146
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Domain Hospitalist
Canonsburg PA, 15317
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The Role
The Hospitalist role at a glance
Hospitalist nurse practitioners practice inpatient medicine — admissions, daily rounding, cross-cover, and discharge planning on hospital medicine teams, co-managing patients with physician hospitalists.
Schedules are block-based, commonly seven-on/seven-off with day and night rotations. The patient population is adult general medicine: multimorbid, acutely ill, and turning over constantly.
Requirements & certification
- Graduate NP degree; adult inpatient medicine teams prefer the acute care track
- National certification as AGACNP-BC through ANCC or ACNPC-AG through AACN (some services consider FNPs with inpatient experience — check each listing)
- Active state APRN licensure; hospital credentialing and privileging define scope
- Employers screen for admission/discharge workflow fluency and cross-cover judgment
Highlights
Why Hospitalist?
Block Scheduling
Seven-on/seven-off patterns concentrate work weeks and open real time off.
Team Medicine
Co-managed services with physician hospitalists, pharmacists, and case management.
Inpatient Breadth
General medicine acuity without a procedure-suite subspecialty focus.
Compensation
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner salary
Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $129,210 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171) — median annual wage, May 2024). Hospitalist pay is priced against a block schedule rather than an office week, with night-block and holiday differentials layered onto base — compare the shift commitment, not just the headline number. Compare posted salary ranges on individual listings for current, real-world figures.
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