APP Internal Medicine Portage - NP or PA-C

Bronson Healthcare; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

CME Stipend

Sign On Bonus

Annual Quality Incentives

Job summary

Bronson Internal Medicine Portage in Portage, MI is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a busy established Internal Medicine Practice. The role is hospital-employed, outpatient only, with a Monday through Friday schedule from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and minimal call.

The candidate will work alongside 5 physicians and two APPs, with a team approach including an ambulatory care manager, social worker, pharmacist, and nurse triage.

Qualifications

• History and physical examinations with interpretation of tests.
• Develop treatment plans under physician supervision.
• Work in outpatient and inpatient settings; maintain clinician privileges.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations.
• Interprets laboratory and radiologic tests.
• Under physician direction, reviews findings and develops treatment plans.
• Be available for nursing questions and status changes of patients.

Skills

Strong communication

Education

PA/NP program

Michigan license (unrestricted or pending)

Job description

Title: APP Internal Medicine Portage - NP or PA-C Bronson Internal Medicine Portage in Portage, MI is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their busy established Internal Medicine Practice.

Position Highlights

• Candidate will work alongside 5 physicians and two APP’s
• Hospital-employed, outpatient only position, M-F 8a-5p
• Minimal Call required
• Team Approach with Ambulatory Care Manager, social worker, Pharmacist as well as nurse triage.
• Full-time with flexible scheduling

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

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.

Clinical Management

• 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: First Shift Time Type Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Cost Center 7900 Bronson Internal Medicine- Centre St. (BMH)

Bronson Methodist Hospital offers

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

About Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan is the home of Western Michigan University and is located within a two-hour drive of both Chicago and Detroit, with the Great Lakes just an hour away. Southwestern Michigan features a four-season climate, promoting biking, skiing, and numerous other sports and recreational activities year round.

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 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.

What sets Bronson apart is our investment in APP leadership, engagement, and professional growth. Through a dedicated Director of Advanced Practice Providers and an APP Advisory Council, APPs have a voice in shaping practice and organizational initiatives while pursuing opportunities in leadership, governance, quality improvement, and professional development. We believe providers thrive when they are heard, supported, and empowered to make a meaningful impact beyond the bedside.

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.