Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner

Specialty: Hospitalist
Location: Mount Vernon, OH
Employment Type: Locum Tenens
Start Date: January 2027

• Shift: 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
• Shift Length: 10 hours
• Call: None required
• Practice Model: Collaborative APP/physician practice

Job Overview

We are seeking qualified Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Hospitalists for an exciting locum tenens opportunity at a community hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Both daytime positions are available, offering 10-hour shifts, no call responsibilities, and comprehensive specialty support.

This opportunity offers a supportive practice environment, physician collaboration, and no call responsibilities.

The 25-bed facility manages approximately 55 patient encounters daily and 20,100 annually, including an average of 5 6 admissions per night.

Facility & Program Details

• Facility Type: 25-bed facility
• Daily Patient Encounters: Approximately 55
• Annual Patient Encounters: Approximately 20,100
• Average Admissions: 5 6
• Staffing Model: Approximately 10 NP/PA providers and 36 MD/DO providers
• Practice Ratio: Approximately 1 APP to 3.6 physicians
• EMR: Paragon
• Work in a collaborative hospital medicine practice alongside physicians.
• NPs and PAs are not required to perform intubations, central lines, arterial lines or other open-ICU procedures.
• Physician assistants may not independently admit patients.

Specialty Backup Available:

• Gastroenterology
• Pulmonology
• Cardiology
• Infectious Disease
• General Surgery
• Nephrology
• Tele-stroke
• Urology
• OB/GYN

Qualifications Nurse Practitioner (NP)

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Active, unrestricted Ohio NP license.
• DEA registration with an Ohio address and Schedule II V prescribing authority.
• Current AANP or ANCC certification.
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications.
• Ohio licensure or IMLC-equivalent eligibility preferred.

Privileging Requirements:

• Initial privileges: 500 relevant patient encounters within the previous 12 months OR completion of an NP program and certification within the previous 12 months.
• Reappointment: 1,000 patient encounters within the previous 24 months.

Physician Assistant (PA)

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Active, unrestricted Ohio PA license with prescriptive authority.
• DEA registration with an Ohio address and Schedule II V prescribing authority.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications.
• AHA ACLS certification preferred.

Privileging Requirements:

• Initial privileges: 100 patient encounters within the previous 12 months OR completion of a PA program within the previous 12 months.
• Reappointment: 1,500 clinical hours within the previous 24 months.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Daytime-only APP shifts.
• No call responsibilities.
• Collaborative physician and APP practice.
• Established clinical program.
• Specialty support across multiple disciplines.
• No requirement to perform invasive open-ICU procedures.
• Supportive clinical environment.