APP Bronson Family Medicine Stadium NP or PA-C - Kalamazoo, MI

About the role

Bronson Family Medicine Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking to hire a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their busy established Family Medicine Practice.

Responsibilities

• See full spectrum family practice patients
• Candidate will work alongside two physicians and three APPs
• No OB or inpatient medicine opportunity
• Hospital-employed, Full-time outpatient only position
• Team Approach with Ambulatory Care Manager, clinical pharmacy support, social worker, as well as nurse triage

Requirements

• Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program
• Current unrestricted or pending Licensure in the state of Michigan
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to providing compassionate and quality patient-centered care

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program
• Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications
• Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges
• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
• Communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
• Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously
• Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
• Works which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time
• The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects

Skills

• Performs comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations
• Interprets laboratory and radiologic tests
• Interprets and correlates subjective and objective patient data, formulating a diagnosis
• Reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice
• Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients’ progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care
• Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team
• Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team
• Identifies common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures
• Absorbs and integrates quality measures/evidence into clinical practice
• Initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting
• Applies knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria
• Facilitates timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care
• Evaluates lab, EKG, imaging studies
• Completes appropriate documentation necessary to support: Billing Medical care Orders Progress Notes
• Available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients
• Shift First Shift Time Type Full time
• Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Pay

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Schedule

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Benefits

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