APP Family Medicine NP or PA-C - Three Rivers, Michigan

10 Bronson Healthcare Group; Three Rivers (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Physician leadership

Competitive compensation and benefits

Retirement benefits: 401(k) with match

Six weeks of vacation

Collaborative environment

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Portage Physicians, PC in Three Rivers, Michigan is seeking a compassionate nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our primary care team. You will provide comprehensive primary care, develop treatment plans, coordinate with care teams, and support quality improvement initiatives.

Current NP/PA certification and Michigan licensure required; strong communication and collaborative approach essential. Private, physician-run practice with work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program.
• Current national certification as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant appropriate to the patient population served.
• Current Michigan licensure, or eligibility to obtain licensure before starting employment.
• Ability to meet applicable prescribing and credentialing requirements.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to care.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, professionalism, and patient service.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care within your scope of practice, including preventive services, chronic disease management, and evaluation of acute concerns.
• Conduct patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and order appropriate diagnostic testing.
• Prescribe medications and treatments within applicable licensure and practice requirements.
• Build lasting relationships with patients and support informed, shared decision‑making.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and care teams to coordinate treatment, referrals, and follow‑up.
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation.
• Participate in quality improvement and practice initiatives that strengthen patient care.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner program

Physician Assistant program

Certification (NP/PA)

Prescribing authority

Collaborative care

Patient service

Education

Nurse Practitioner program

Physician Assistant program

Job description

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. If you’re ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.

Location

Three Rivers-601 US-131 - Medical Office Building

Title

APP Family Medicine NP or PA-C - Three Rivers, Michigan Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Portage Physicians, PC | Southwest Michigan

Portage Physicians, PC is seeking a compassionate, dedicated nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our primary care team. As a privately owned, physician-run company, we offer the opportunity to build a rewarding career in a practice that values provider input, clinical collaboration, and high-quality patient care. We value strong patient relationships and a sustainable balance between professional and personal life.

What We Offer

• Physician leadership: Work within a private company led by physicians who understand the demands and rewards of clinical practice.
• Competitive compensation and benefits: A comprehensive package designed to support your career and personal well-being.
• Retirement benefits: 401(k) with profit sharing.
• Six weeks of vacation: generous time away to rest, recharge, and spend time with family.
• Collaborative environment: Join physician and advanced practice provider colleagues committed to high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Professional growth: Opportunities to contribute to quality improvement, practice initiatives, and the continued development of our care teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care within your scope of practice, including preventive services, chronic disease management, and evaluation of acute concerns.
• Conduct patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and order appropriate diagnostic testing.
• Prescribe medications and treatments within applicable licensure and practice requirements.
• Build lasting relationships with patients and support informed, shared decision‑making.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and care teams to coordinate treatment, referrals, and follow‑up.
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation.
• Participate in quality improvement and practice initiatives that strengthen patient care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program.
• Current national certification as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant appropriate to the patient population served.
• Current Michigan licensure, or eligibility to obtain licensure before starting employment.
• Ability to meet applicable prescribing and credentialing requirements.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to care.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, professionalism, and patient service.

Build Your Future with Portage Physicians

Join a private, physician-run practice where advanced practice providers are valued members of the care team. Build meaningful patient relationships, grow professionally, and enjoy time for life beyond medicine.

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. Under the direction of the physician, reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice. Performs above activities in the outpatient and inpatient settings.

• Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
• Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program.
• Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications.
• Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place.
• Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges.
• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
• Regularly 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.

Work 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.

Concurrent Clinical Management

• 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.
• Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures.
• Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures/evidence into clinical practice.

Utilization Review

• Perform an initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting.
• Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria.
• Utilization Management.
• Facilitating timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care.

Clinical Management

• Evaluate and appropriately manage patients.
• Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies.
• Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support: billing, medical care, orders, progress notes.

Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients Shift First Shift Time Type Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Cost Center 2400 Medical Staff Office (BHG) Agency Use Policy and Agency Submittal Disclaimer

Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates (Bronson) strictly prohibit the acceptance of unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies (Recruiters) in response to job postings or word of mouth. Unsolicited resumes sent to any employee of Bronson by Recruiters, without both a valid written agreement with Bronson and a direct written request from the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a specific job position, will be considered the property of Bronson. Furthermore, no fees will be owed or paid to Recruiters who submit resumes for unsolicited candidates, even if those candidates are hired. This policy applies regardless of whether the Recruiter has a pre-existing agreement with Bronson. Only candidates submitted through a specific written agreement with the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a named position are eligible for fee consideration. Please take a moment to watch a brief video highlighting employment with Bronson! Bronson Healthcare is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system that has been serving southwest Michigan since 1900. Today, with a workforce of 9,000 people and 1,500 medical staff members, it is the area’s largest employer and leading healthcare system. Bronson provides care in virtually every specialty and offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 100 locations. Bronson's exceptionally high quality standards enable us to do what's right for our patients and their families. We are empowered as individuals and as teams, to apply our skills and experience so that every patient receives safe, timely and effective treatment. By putting each patient and their family at the center of our work, we demonstrate the dignity and respect we have for each individual we serve. This unwavering commitment to serving others combined with our unique healing environment helps make the patient experience here an exceptional one. The excellence and Positivity of our employees and medical staff has contributed to Bronson Healthcare being ranked by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State employers (2022‑23), by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023) and by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2023 Top 101 Best-and-Brightest Companies to Work For.