Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Gastroenterology

Hugh Chatham Health; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Advocate Health, a large nonprofit health system, has multiple opportunities for Advanced Practice Clinicians in Illinois and Wisconsin. The AMG Greenbriar – Gastroenterology department in Green Bay offers a 40-hour work week with a structured onboarding program and a competitive compensation package in the 54.90–82.35 USD/hour range.

Join a clinician-led medical group emphasizing excellence, education flexibility, and leadership opportunities for APCs.

Qualifications

• Assesses and manages acute, chronic, and complex illnesses.
• Provides comprehensive patient education on treatment plans and medications.
• Coordinates patient care across clinics, hospitals, and care teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages acute, critical and chronic illnesses in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Obtains medical histories and conducts physical examinations; prescribes therapies.
• Interprets patient data to guide management and orders diagnostic studies.
• Adjusts care plans; educates patients on health and preventive measures.
• Provides care coordination including pre-operative planning and discharge planning.
• Prescribes and manages pharmacologic therapies across care settings.
• Maintains patient care plans and records; provides clinical direction to nursing staff.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication management

Patient education

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physician Assistant

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Join us and reimagine health care

Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the nation, has

multiple opportunities for Advanced Practice Clinicians in Illinois and Wisconsin.

• Our clinician-led medical group, under the leadership of Rhonda Hoyer, VP and Chief Advanced Practice Officer, is focused on excellence, transformation and reputation through your voice
• Committed to cultivating the ingenuity of our diverse personalities and teams
• APCs actively engaged in leadership
• Continuing medical education flexibility
• Access to fully integrated continuum of care
• Practice at top of licensure
• Structured on-boarding program for new graduates and practicing APCs
• Variety of opportunities
• Competitive salary and benefits

Department

02130 AMG Greenbriar - Gastroenterology

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Monday-Friday hours between 7am-5:00pm

Pay Range

$54.90 - $82.35

Join us and reimagine health care

Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the nation, has multiple opportunities for Advanced Practice Clinicians in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Why Choose Advocate Health

• Our clinician-led medical group, under the leadership of Rhonda Hoyer, VP and Chief Advanced Practice Officer, is focused on excellence, transformation and reputation through your voice
• Committed to cultivating the ingenuity of our diverse personalities and teams
• APCs actively engaged in leadership
• Continuing medical education flexibility
• Access to fully integrated continuum of care
• Practice at top of licensure
• Structured on-boarding program for new graduates and practicing APCs
• Variety of opportunities
• On-going professional development
• Competitive salary and benefits

Whether you’re looking to practice in the heart of a city such as Chicago or Milwaukee, a clinic in the suburbs, or a charming small town, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

Major Responsibilities

• Evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages acute, critical and chronic patients illness and diseases within both an outpatient clinic and inpatient hospital setting.
• Obtains medical histories, conducts physical examinations and assesses and determines differential diagnosis. Prescribes medication, therapy and treatments accordingly.
• Interprets and evaluates patient data for the purpose of determining management and treatment of patients. Performs minor surgeries and routine procedures. Consults with physician as appropriate. Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic studies in the field of clinical specialty trained and determined competent by a physician.
• Adjusts patient care plan by reviewing and monitoring treatments and therapy plans. Counsels, instructs and educates patients on physical and mental health including: diet, preventive health measures, health behaviors, self-care skills, disease, treatment options, and normal growth and development.
• Provides care coordination, which includes managing a variety of ancillary services, pre-operative plans, discharge planning, provider referrals and medical devices such as insulin pumps, defibrillators, and pacemakers.
• Prescribes, recommends and regulates pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies across multiple care settings, including controlled medications that are warranted by patient's diagnosis or changing medical condition.
• Prepares, dictates and signs patient care plans and summaries of patient care. Maintains records according to established standards and guidelines.
• Provides clinical direction to nursing staff regarding the continued care of patients. Follows through with nursing staff to ensure patient receives recommended care.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licenses & Certifications

• Physician Assistant license issued by the state in which the caregiver practices.
• Physician Assistant (PA-C) certification issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the caregiver practices, and
• Nurse Practitioner (ANCC) certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or
• Nurse Practitioner (AANP) certification issued by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration, and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). May obtain within 6 months based on department discretion.

Degrees

• Bachelor's Degree in Physician Assistant.
• Master's Degree in Nursing

Required Functional Experience

• Would prefer experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Demonstrated