Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care PM Shift (West Allis)

About the role

The provider will primarily serve as a hospitalist in our inpatient and residential departments, working alongside our psychiatric providers in a multi-faceted treatment team model of providing care.

Responsibilities

• AHP will be expected to attend patients and assist with patient coverage at the locations assigned by Employer, this may include multiple locations, multiple levels of care or providing virtual services to sites within the scope of AHP licensure.
• Conduct medication management sessions with patients,
• Conduct patient medical evaluations and assessments,
• Create patient treatment plans and manage updates,
• Participate in team and unit meetings,
• Create discharge plan creation,
• Participating in the established call schedule.
• Take emergency call for medical care units,
• Round on patients as assigned,
• Serve on Hospital committees as assigned,
• Coordinate care for patients transferring to or from other hospitals for medical needs.
• Read EKGs and other medical diagnostic tests,
• Complete all charting and documentation within 24 hours,
• Service as attending AHP for assigned units.
• Monitor all labs and diagnostic tests for both current and discharging patients,
• Communicate with emergency room or other providers when transferring care.
• Conduct follow up visits with patients with chronic diseases,
• Provide hospitalist and primary care consultation services as needed.
• Provide 24 hour a day coverage for patients,
• Meet patient productivity standards,
• Complete all coding and documentation standards in compliance within organizational expectations.

Payor Relations

• Assist in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with all contracted payors.
• Review of all denials of service from all payors that are deemed for medical reasons.
• Interface with referring parties, the psychiatrist, primary care Physicians or AHPs, to coordinate care, aftercare.
• Market Employer as appropriate, to include off-site meetings and marketing activities.
• Review potential admissions, pending cases, and declined admissions, as needed, to assure Employer policy execution and compliance with EMTALA.
• Advocate Serve an advocate for the organization.

Additional Job Description

• Physical/Mental Demands: Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to resolve conflict.
• Ability to use initiative and judgement to organize, plan activities, formulate policies, delegate responsibility and make decisions affecting diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Must be able to relate to people in a manner to win their confidence and establish rapport.
• Must be flexible to adjust to changing conditions, programs and various details of the position.
• Verbal and hearing ability required to interact with patients and employees.
• Numerical ability required to maintain records and operation a computer.
• Must be able to read and communicate through written, verbal and auditory skills and abilities.
• Position requires walking, sitting and standing.
• Work is performed inside the building and is physically light. Lifting is moderate; must be capable of lifting a minimum of 20 pounds.
• Reaching, handling, grasping and manual dexterity are necessary to operate various office equipment.
• Physically/Mentally able to perform job duties as verified by a physical exam by a licensed AHP, per post-employment Physical Education/Training Requirements.

Requirements

• Be licensed in the state as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
• Board-eligible AHP. Board certification preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited college or university.
• Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of primary care medicine.
• Two to Four years experience working as a hospitalist provider in another licensed hospital, preferred.
• Leadership and/or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred.
• Experience with process improvement implementation preferred.

Qualifications

• Be licensed in the state as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
• Board-eligible AHP. Board certification preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited college or university.
• Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of primary care medicine.
• Two to Four years experience working as a hospitalist provider in another licensed hospital, preferred.
• Leadership and/or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred.
• Experience with process improvement implementation preferred.