APP QuickCare - Otsego, Michigan

Provider Careers at Bronson Medical Group; Kalamazoo (MI); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronson Methodist Hospital in Otsego, MI is seeking PAs or NPs with at least 2 years of ED, primary care, or urgent care experience to work in an immediate care setting. The position is full-time with a rotational schedule across three QuickCare locations, including Kalamazoo and Otsego, and open 7 days per week with telehealth options.

Applicants should have completed an accredited PA or NP program and hold Michigan licensure (or be pending).

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.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive histories and physical examinations.
• Interpret tests and develop a treatment plan under physician supervision.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.
• Maintain credentialing and privileges with medical staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

PA or NP program

Michigan licensure

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location

BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital

Title

APP QuickCare - Otsego, Michigan

Description

Bronson QuickCare in Otsego, MI is seeking PAs or NPs with at least 2 years ED, Primary Care or Urgent Care experience to work in an immediate care setting Full-time.

Position Highlights

• Full-time Position
• Rotational Schedule between three QuickCare Locations; Kalamazoo and Otsego areas
• Open 7 days per week with Flexible Schedule including telehealth visits
• Minimum 2 years experience in Urgent Care, Primary Care or the ER setting
• APP and Physician Clinic Model

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

About Otsego, Michigan

Located about 20 miles north of Kalamazoo, MI and in Allegan County, Otsego is known for its small town feel and situated along the Kalamazoo River in Southwest Michigan. Otsego has excellent schools, affordable housing, and a welcoming community. Whether you enjoy local parks, fishing, skiing, golfing, or spending time outdoors, Otsego has something for everyone.

Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo is a 434‑bed, all‑private room regional referral center providing care in virtually every specialty. Level I Trauma Center; Comprehensive Stroke Center; Chest Pain Center; only children’s hospital in the region. The hospital is Magnet designated for nursing excellence and is nationally recognized for quality and patient experience.

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.

For more information on Bronson visit bronsonhealth.com.

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.

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

Variable

Time Type

• Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Cost Center

7687 Bronson QuickCare (BMH)