APP IP/OP Neurology

About the role

The neuroscience team at Bronson Medical Group Bronson Neuroscience Center is seeking a team-focused, goal-oriented, energetic Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide care for adult neurology patients. The position is full-time, Monday–Friday, located at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, focusing on general neurology with the potential to build subspecialty practice in areas like stroke, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, and headache.

Responsibilities

• Support outpatient clinic and inpatient rounding and consults
• Provide personalized, evidence-based care in both outpatient and inpatient settings
• Work autonomously and in a team environment
• Communicate clearly with patients and caregivers
• Navigate Epic EMR
• Build subspecialty practice in areas like stroke, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, and headache
• Coordinate care with the multi-disciplinary team
• Assess patients and complete appropriate documentation
• Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
• Manage patients' progress towards outcomes
• Facilitate timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care
• Respond to nursing questions and evaluate status changes for patients

Requirements

• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience as an APP preferred but not required
• Experience in neurology, inpatient (e.g. hospitalist, critical care, ED), or internal/family medicine preferred
• Able to practice independently with strong clinical decision making
• Ability to work both autonomously and in a team environment
• Graduate of accredited PA/NP program with unrestricted license to practice as a PA/NP in the state of Michigan
• Desire to provide personalized, evidence-based care at the highest level in both outpatient and inpatient settings
• Passionate about neurology
• No call or weekend requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience as an APP preferred but not required
• Experience in neurology, inpatient (e.g. hospitalist, critical care, ED), or internal/family medicine preferred
• Able to practice independently with strong clinical decision making
• Ability to work both autonomously and in a team environment
• Graduate of accredited PA/NP program with unrestricted license to practice as a PA/NP in the state of Michigan
• Desire to provide personalized, evidence-based care at the highest level in both outpatient and inpatient settings
• Passionate about neurology
• No call or weekend requirements

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong clinical decision-making abilities
• Knowledge of regulatory and third-party payor criteria
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to navigate Epic EMR
• Ability to build subspecialty practice in areas like stroke, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, and headache
• Ability to coordinate care with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to assess patients and complete appropriate documentation
• Ability to evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
• Ability to manage patients' progress towards outcomes
• Ability to facilitate timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care
• Ability to respond to nursing questions and evaluate status changes for patients

Benefits

Love Where You Work! Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient, and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community.

Pay

Details of pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details of the schedule are not specified in the job posting.

About the area

We are located in southwest Michigan, just east of Lake Michigan and about halfway between Detroit and Chicago. The area offers a diverse cultural opportunity, affordable real estate, and a major focus on education. Our area is home to several international companies including Kellogg Company, Pfizer Inc., and Stryker Corporation. Abundant natural resources make it the perfect choice for recreational hobbies including year-round family attractions, events, and festivals.

About Bronson Healthcare Group

Bronson Healthcare Group is committed to achieving full and equal access to opportunities to live healthy lives across our health system. We are building a culture of belonging in an environment free of prejudice, negative bias, and stereotypes for those we employ and for the communities we serve. We are striving to employ the best teams in the communities we serve to enhance the quality of care we provide and the interactions we have with our patients, families, colleagues, and communities. We have a strategic focus on living our values by showing respect, building trust, uncovering, and addressing avoidable and unjust conditions that negatively impact individual health and wellbeing. We dedicate ourselves to seeing and advocating for all, removing barriers to care, and reducing disparities to conscientiously fulfill our mission that all have full and equal access to the opportunities to live healthy lives: Together, we advance the health of our communities.