APP Inpatient Infectious Disease PA-C or NP

Provider Careers at Bronson Medical Group; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CME Stipend

Sign On Bonus

Annual Quality Incentives

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Bronson Healthcare Group is seeking an APP (PA-C or NP) to provide comprehensive infectious diseases services in inpatient and some outpatient settings at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. The ideal candidate has infectious disease experience, strong collaborative skills with other specialties, and will join a hospital-employed team with shared call and EPIC EMR.

Responsibilities include performing histories and exams, interpreting tests, and developing treatment plans under physician

Qualifications

• Collaborative relationship with other medical specialties.
• Commitment to compassionate patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations.
• Interpret laboratory and radiologic tests and develop treatment plans with physician oversight.
• Coordinate care with the multi-disciplinary team to support discharge or transfer.
• Maintain medical staff privileges and comply with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Team-based care

Inpatient care experience

Education

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program

Job description

Title

APP Inpatient Infectious Disease PA-C or NP

Location

Battle Creek- 300 North Ave - Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, Kalamazoo-601 John St.-Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus (South Pavilion)

Position Highlights

Work along-side 2 Physicians and 1 other APP Provide comprehensive Infectious Diseases services in the inpatient setting at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI Ideal Candidate will have Infectious disease experience Collaborative relationship with other medical specialties Collaboration with hospital epidemiology and Infection prevention teams Hospital Employed, Primarily Inpatient Service working M-F 8a-5p Shared Call Responsibilities with other providers EPIC EMR Fully integrated within the Bronson Healthcare system

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program
• Current unrestricted or pending Licensure in the state of Michigan
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills Commitment to providing compassionate and quality patient-centered care

Benefits

• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• Competitive compensation with Annual Quality Incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package
• CME Stipend and Sign On Bonus

About Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nestled in the heart of Michigan, Kalamazoo is a vibrant city with a rich cultural heritage and a diverse community. Known for its charming downtown, Kalamazoo offers a unique blend of art, music, and theater, making it an ideal place to live and work. The city is home to various festivals, museums, and parks, providing residents with ample opportunities for recreation and leisure. Beyond its cultural attractions, Kalamazoo boasts excellent schools, affordable housing, and a welcoming community. Whether you enjoy exploring local breweries, attending live performances, or spending time outdoors, Kalamazoo has something for everyone.

Bronson’s Culture Statement

At Bronson, we believe all people should have full and equal access to opportunities to live healthy lives and are committed to achieving that access 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 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.

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Roles and Clinical Responsibilities

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. This is accomplished by:
• 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:
• Performs 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. This is accomplished by:
• 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 Time

Type Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Bronson Healthcare Group Policy

Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates ("Recruiters") 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.

Bronson Healthcare Overview

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. What’s more, our state-of-the-art, technology and evidence-based processes give us the tools we need to deliver the right care, at the right time. 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.