Hospitalist??

[candyndel]

Any NPs out there working as a hospitalist?? What can you tell me about it?

Thanks!!

[akoster]

"Hospitalist" is a term generally regarded as doctor that works exclusively in the hospital. I myself only work in the hospital. No clinic office. I work in a small ER and also admit and round on patients in the hospital. I also cover our small ICU. I don't know that I would take the title of hospitalist even though it is part of the same job as a the "hospitalist" term is now becoming a phsician specialty. But in the same manner I only work in the hospital environment. My certification is FNP I was also a paramedic before I was a nurse so I am comfortable in the critical care environment. In the same manner I have also "trained" up. I took extra training classes, emergency conferences and did alot of time with physicians learning the aspects of inpatient medicine.

[lalaxton]

My first NP job was with a group of hospitalists. I did most of the admissions and also took care of most of the patient's in that hospitals sub-acute unit as it was not something most of the hospitalists liked to do, although I enjoyed it. As I was the only NP in the group I had a nice Mon-Fri. schedule and no call. It was a great first job.

[candyndel]

Does hospitalist carry a negative connotation I didnt know about?

"Hospitalist" is a term generally regarded as doctor that works exclusively in the hospital. I myself only work in the hospital. No clinic office. I work in a small ER and also admit and round on patients in the hospital. I also cover our small ICU. I don't know that I would take the title of hospitalist even though it is part of the same job as a the "hospitalist" term is now becoming a phsician specialty. But in the same manner I only work in the hospital environment. My certification is FNP I was also a paramedic before I was a nurse so I am comfortable in the critical care environment. In the same manner I have also "trained" up. I took extra training classes, emergency conferences and did alot of time with physicians learning the aspects of inpatient medicine.

[akoster]

"Hopitalist isn't a negative termat all, but I believe that it is becoming an MD specialty. You can use it as a generic term for all that are providers in the hospital but I feel it is a specialty itself so I don't know that I would want to advertise as a hospitalist and have people that don;t know me think I am an MD. I wouldn't wan't the perception of falsely elevating myself above my training.

Does hospitalist carry a negative connotation I didnt know about?

"Hospitalist" is a term generally regarded as doctor that works exclusively in the hospital. I myself only work in the hospital. No clinic office. I work in a small ER and also admit and round on patients in the hospital. I also cover our small ICU. I don't know that I would take the title of hospitalist even though it is part of the same job as a the "hospitalist" term is now becoming a phsician specialty. But in the same manner I only work in the hospital environment. My certification is FNP I was also a paramedic before I was a nurse so I am comfortable in the critical care environment. In the same manner I have also "trained" up. I took extra training classes, emergency conferences and did alot of time with physicians learning the aspects of inpatient medicine.

[candyndel]

Gotcha. I like 'Acute Care NP' anyway....