Advanced Practice Practitioner

10 Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to perform acute care consultations and coordinate post-acute rehabilitation planning for hospitalized patients in Grand Rapids, MI.

The role focuses on functional assessments, discharge planning, and determining rehabilitation candidacy, with a collaborative, inpatient team approach and a weekend rotation schedule.

Qualifications

• Certified and licensed as an NP or PA in Michigan.
• Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant.
• 3-5 years of experience with neurologically impaired patients.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform acute care consultations for hospitalized patients.
• Evaluate patients to determine appropriate post-acute care level.
• Assist acute care rehabilitation specialist with inpatient consultations.
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, therapists, case managers, and nursing staff.
• Discharge planning and rehabilitation candidacy determination.

Skills

Hospital medicine

PM&R

Neurology

Trauma or orthopedic services

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Summary of Essential Responsibilities

• Perform acute care consultations for hospitalized patients.
• Evaluate patients to determine the most appropriate level of post-acute care, such as: Inpatient rehabilitation, Skilled nursing facility, Home with therapy services, other rehabilitation settings.
• Assist the acute care rehabilitation specialist with inpatient rehabilitation consultations.
• Collaborate with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital physiatrists and the multidisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care.
• Work primarily at Mary Free Bed Hospital while providing consultation services for patients admitted to Corewell Health's acute care hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Schedule Full-time Monday through Friday Weekend rotation of approximately 7-8 weekends per year.

What this role requires

• Hospital medicine
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)
• Neurology
• Trauma or orthopedic services

The work is generally consultative rather than procedural, with a focus on:

• Comprehensive patient assessments
• Functional evaluations
• Discharge planning
• Determining rehabilitation candidacy
• Coordinating care with physicians, therapists, case managers, and nursing staff

This is a collaborative inpatient role centered on helping hospitalized patients transition to the rehabilitation setting that best matches their medical and functional needs.

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• Certified and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) by the State of Michigan.
• Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant.
• 3-5 years of experience with neurologically impaired patients
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Previous experience as a NP or PA.
• Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role
• Excellent problem solving and initiative
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Previous experience in quality improvement and research

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification Levels:

None (No specific requirements) Occasionally (Less than 1/3) Frequently (1/3 to 2/3) Majority (More than 2/3) Remain in a stationary position: Occasionally Traverse or move around work location: Occasionally Use keyboard: Occasionally Operate or use department specific equipment: Occasionally Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: Occasionally Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Majority Transport, position, and/or exert force: Up to 10 pounds: Frequently Up to 25 pounds: Frequently Up to 50 pounds: Occasionally Up to 75 pounds: Occasionally More than 100 pounds: Occasionally Other weight: Up to___ pounds _____ Other: _____

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.

At Mary Free Bed, we work towards putting everybody in motion. Fueled by our passion for innovative, integrated rehabilitation care, our teams work together to elevate everyone’s potential. Whether you’re here to ensure a safe environment at our hospitals, provide clinical care or help our patients navigate their next appointment, we’re united by the same mission: to restore hope and freedom through rehabilitation. Everyone plays an integral role in defining a better future for ourselves, our patients, and our communities.

You included.