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Job Title


Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner


Company : Ascend Medical Staffing


Location : West Branch, MI


Created : 2026-01-05


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Responsibilities o Specialty: Hospitalist APP with ICU capabilitiesWest Branch utilizes an open ICU model, and this APP will need to manage ICU patientsWill not consider new gradso Location: West Branch, MI86 licensed beds; 10 ICU bedso In-patient, Out-Patient or Both: In-patient3-7 admits per night15-20 patients to round onICU acuity is lowo Schedule: Four days of orientation needed prior to first day on the floorMonday - Sunday, 7p-7a7 on/ 7 offo Cases/Procedures: Indirect Laryngoscopy IntubationInsertion and Management of Central Venous CathetersInsertion and Management of Arterial CathetersModerate SedationLumbar PunctureEndotracheal Intubation and ExtubationVentilator Management Including Readiness for And Administering Respirator Weaning/Oxygen Therapy and Extubation. Assessing Need for IntubationInsertion of Arterial Lines, Central Venous Lines Either Percutaneously or By Cut DownChest Tube InsertionTracheostomy care including tube changeArterial Line Insertion and Removal (Radial and Femoral)CVC Line PlacementExternal Pacing Including Adjusting Temporary Epicardial, Transvenous Or Transcutaneous Pacemaker as necessary management of Tension Pneumothorax in Emergent Situationo Supervising Physician: YesOn-call physician; available within 20 minuteso EMR and Dictation Tools: EPIC/Dragono Required experience, training, and certifications: ACLSBLSo Case Logs: 50 cases in 12 monthso Credentialing Timeframe: Typically 30 days, but applications are prioritized according to start dateContact:Conrad Feller, BSN,RNAscend Medical Staffing