APP Endocrinology Inpatient​/UKHC

MSN for Nurse Practitioners or BS for Physician Assistants

Required License/Registration/Certification

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C)

Physical Requirements

Standing/Sitting for long periods

Shift

Days (40+hours), holiday, and other shift requirements.

Job Summary

The APP Endocrinology Inpatient (APP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team to provide endocrine consultation and management of inpatients through the UKHC system.

The APP functions as a member of the endocrine practice and functions as the expert to assist with chronic and acute conditions within the inpatient setting. In some service lines the APP may perform the coordination of care from ICU or critical care to discharge and then back to the ambulatory setting.

The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice and education and ensuring an environment of safe quality care. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and/or nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

N/A

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

No

Preferred Education/Experience

N/A

Final date to receive applications

Final date to receive applications 08/12/2026

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Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * For Nurse Practitioner applicants, are you a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and are you able to enroll in or start an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) post master's program within the first year of hire or obtain the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) as soon as eligible?
  • Yes
  • No
  • I am applying as a Physician Assistant
• * Are you currently licensed by the state of Kentucky as a Nurse Practitioner or eligible to obtain license within the next nine months, or are you currently certified as a Physician Assistant by the (NCCPA) National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or eligible to obtain certification within the next nine months?(In order to be eligible, applicant must have graduated from an accredited program or be scheduled to graduate within six months of the application.)
  • Yes
  • No

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