Hospitalist Physician Assistant

Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, Idaho

About Core Clinical Partners

At Core Clinical Partners, we're redefining healthcare partnerships by doing things better. As a physician-founded, owned, and led physician services company, we offer the personalized care of a local group with the support and resources of a national company while staying debt-free, allowing us to stay true to our mission. We actively engage and empower our clinicians, and our localized approach ensures the needs of each clinician, hospital, and community are met. Your expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your impact is real. Together, we're not just providing care, we're redefining it.

Core Clinical Partners is excited to support its partnership with Portneuf Medical Center and Portneuf Medical Group and is seeking Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join a well-established Hospital Medicine program in Pocatello, Idaho. Through this partnership, APPs are employed by Portneuf Medical Group while Core Clinical Partners provides leadership, operational support, recruitment, and practice management services.

Position Overview

Join a collaborative Hospital Medicine team at Portneuf Medical Center, a 205-bed regional referral center serving Eastern Idaho and surrounding communities. This established program manages an average daily census in the 90s and features dedicated day, swing, and nocturnist coverage supported by experienced physicians, strong nursing partnerships, and broad specialty support.

APPs play an integral role in the care team, managing hospitalized patients in collaboration with Hospital Medicine physicians while caring for a diverse and medically complex patient population. With a closed ICU model, intensivist support, no procedures required, and Epic EMR, APPs can focus on delivering exceptional patient care in a collaborative and well-supported practice environment.

Practice Highlights

• Established Hospital Medicine program with physician and APP support
• Average daily census in the 90s
• Dedicated day, swing, and nocturnist coverage
• 7 on / 7 off scheduling opportunities
• 205-bed regional referral center
• Level II Trauma Center
• Stroke Center
• STEMI Receiving Center
• 20-bed closed ICU with intensivist support
• No procedures required
• Epic EMR
• Broad specialty support across medical and surgical services

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage hospitalized adult patients in collaboration with supervising physicians
• Perform admissions, rounding, discharges, and patient assessments
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, specialists, nursing, case management, and ancillary services
• Monitor changes in patient condition and assist with treatment planning
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and patient handoffs
• Support quality initiatives, patient throughput, and patient satisfaction efforts
• Accurately document patient encounters within Epic EMR
• Provide high-quality, patient-centered inpatient care

Qualifications

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant preferred
• Family Nurse Practitioners with significant Hospital Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Critical Care experience will be considered
• Eligible for Idaho licensure
• Hospital Medicine experience preferred
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative referral-center environment

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Paid malpractice coverage with tail
• CME allowance
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
• Professional development opportunities

About Portneuf Medical Center

Serving Eastern Idaho since 1907, Portneuf Medical Center is a 205-bed acute care hospital and regional referral center committed to providing world-class care, every patient, every time. Operated by Ardent Health in partnership with the Portneuf Health Trust, Portneuf Medical Center serves patients throughout Eastern Idaho and surrounding communities.

The medical center is home to a Level II Trauma Center, Stroke Center, STEMI program, 20-bed ICU, and a broad range of specialty services, making it a leading healthcare destination in the region.

Why Pocatello?

Nestled in Southeastern Idaho and home to Idaho State University, Pocatello offers an exceptional quality of life with affordable living, excellent schools, short commute times, and access to some of the most spectacular outdoor recreation in the country.

Residents enjoy year-round access to hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing, and countless outdoor adventures. Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, and Salt Lake City are all within convenient driving distance.

Pocatello combines the amenities of a vibrant university community with the welcoming feel of a smaller city, making it an outstanding place to build both a career and a lifestyle.

To Learn More, Contact:

Beecher Whiting
Core Clinical Partners