APP Gastroenterology

About the role

Bronson Gastroenterology, Portage, MI, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to assist with seeing patients in an outpatient setting Monday-Friday, as well as, hospital rounding.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside six physicians and five other APP’s.
• Assists in seeing patients in an outpatient setting Monday-Friday.
• Participates in hospital rounding.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for time management, cost outcomes, professional relationships, and interpersonal interactions.
• Provides emergency care within ACLS and/or BLS guidelines.
• Acts as a resource to health care staff and/or implements educations programs to improve management of patients/families.
• Supports research by defining clinical research questions, participating, and conducting research in practice specialty, and/or incorporating findings into practice.
• Collaborates with physician as necessary to provide appropriate plan of care.
• Refers patients to appropriate physicians and community resources for consultations (i.e., therapy, specialists, and social resources).
• Maintains and enhances a current level of knowledge relative to professional practices as well as continuing education requirements necessary for licensure.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Promotes quality nursing care through the utilization and/or conduct of research in nursing practice, standard setting, peer review, evaluation of care and outcomes, and the provision of formal and informal education opportunities.

Requirements

• Master's degree (MSN or MS in Nursing) and 2 years of recent clinical experience related to area of practice required.
• Previous teaching experience preferred.
• Current RN licensure in the State of Michigan.
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse in specialty area of practice.
• Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges.
• Must be able to operate and perform basic computer programs associated with documentation and record keeping in the department.
• Possesses effective interpersonal relationship and communication skills that are applied to multiple group interactions.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal relationship and communication skills that are applied to multiple group interactions.
• Records and documents health appraisal data necessary to maintain coordinate and/or expedite required services and meet clinic’s policy.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for time management, cost outcomes, professional relationships, and interpersonal interactions.
• Supports research by defining clinical research questions, participating, and conducting research in practice specialty, and/or incorporating findings into practice.
• Collaborates with physician as necessary to provide appropriate plan of care.
• Refers patients to appropriate physicians and community resources for consultations (i.e., therapy, specialists, and social resources).
• Maintains and enhances a current level of knowledge relative to professional practices as well as continuing education requirements necessary for licensure.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Promotes quality nursing care through the utilization and/or conduct of research in nursing practice, standard setting, peer review, evaluation of care and outcomes, and the provision of formal and informal education opportunities.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, the Compliance Accountability Program, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• Maintains a safe workplace by keeping work area free of hazards and correcting and/or properly reporting any safety hazards.
• Uses correct body positioning, proper body mechanics to avoid injury, utilizes safe work practices (e.g. pushing vs. pulling, patient transfer/lifting devices, etc.) and uses personal protective equipment when necessary.

Skills

• Effective interpersonal relationship and communication skills that are applied to multiple group interactions.
• Records and documents health appraisal data necessary to maintain coordinate and/or expedite required services and meet clinic’s policy.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for time management, cost outcomes, professional relationships, and interpersonal interactions.
• Supports research by defining clinical research questions, participating, and conducting research in practice specialty, and/or incorporating findings into practice.
• Collaborates with physician as necessary to provide appropriate plan of care.
• Refers patients to appropriate physicians and community resources for consultations (i.e., therapy, specialists, and social resources).
• Maintains and enhances a current level of knowledge relative to professional practices as well as continuing education requirements necessary for licensure.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Promotes quality nursing care through the utilization and/or conduct of research in nursing practice, standard setting, peer review, evaluation of care and outcomes, and the provision of formal and informal education opportunities.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, the Compliance Accountability Program, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• Maintains a safe workplace by keeping work area free of hazards and correcting and/or properly reporting any safety hazards.
• Uses correct body positioning, proper body mechanics to avoid injury, utilizes safe work practices (e.g. pushing vs. pulling, patient transfer/lifting devices, etc.) and uses personal protective equipment when necessary.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

First Shift.