Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Position for Bariatrics and Weight Loss Clinic

Bon Secours Mercy Health; Mountain View Homes (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Bon Secours Bariatric and Weight Loss Clinic in Greenville, South Carolina, on the campus of St. Francis Eastside Hospital, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

You will divide time between inpatient rounding and outpatient clinical care, including bariatric follow-ups and obesity management, with mentoring for new graduates welcome. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with a possible half day on Friday.

Qualifications

• Licensed as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in South Carolina.
• Ability to work in a bariatric care setting and collaborate with a hospital team.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient rounding of bariatric patients (~25%).
• Manage outpatient bariatric clinic care including follow-ups and obesity management; develop personalized plans.

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (SC)

Physician Assistant license (SC)

Job description

Bon Secours Mercy Health is the fifth largest Catholic Healthcare system in the nation. We are one ministry serving communities in seven states, pursuing one Mission to improve the health and well-being of our communities and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. Together, our passion is to make lives better and make health care easier.

Bon Secours Bariatric and Weight Loss Clinic is part of our family in Greenville, South Carolina, with our practice located directly on the campus of St. Francis Eastside Hospital. In this position, you will divide your time between inpatient rounding of bariatric patients (accounting for approximately 25% of the role) and managing our outpatient clinical care. In the clinic, your focus will include bariatric surgery follow-ups, medical obesity management, and developing personalized surgical and lifestyle plans. We are fully open to welcoming and mentoring new graduates for this position.

The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with a possible half day on Friday.

The position will offer a competitive salary, quality bonuses, comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Currently licensed (or will become licensed prior to starting) as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the State of South Carolina.

On September 1, 2018 Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health combined to become the United States' fifth largest Catholic health care ministry and one of the nation's 20 largest health care systems. Bon Secours Mercy Health serves communities along the east coast and in Ohio and Kentucky.

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. By utilizing robust measurement and reporting processes, we hold ourselves accountable for enhancing care and improving outcomes for our patients, residents and clients. Through partnerships and by investing in innovative processes, technology and products, we are continually striving to drive health care quality while reducing costs and in addressing health care issues facing entire communities (such as enhancing access to behavioral health care services and fighting opioid dependency).
Bon Secours Mercy Health at a glance:

• Not-for-profit Catholic health system sponsored by Bon Secours Mercy Ministries
• Provides almost $2 million each day in community benefit
• Owns, manages or joint-ventures facilities in seven states
• 43 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites
• More than 57,000 employees, including 2,100 physicians and advanced practice clinicians

The Mission Statement of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is to bring compassion to health care and to be Good Help to Those in Need&174;, especially those who are poor and dying. As a system of caregivers, we commit ourselves to help bring people and communities to health and wholeness through the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.

We call ourselves a health system, and health is exactly what we focus on. We believe that being healthy means more than just not being sick. It means optimizing your health so you can live your life to the fullest. Whether we heal a condition, help you make smarter food choices, inspire you to get moving, or simply offer a word of support, we believe true wellness is about feeling good body and spirit.

With innovative technology, we heal the body. With faith, we mend the spirit. We draw from a past that's rich in the healing tradition, while strengthening the future through the guidance and support of the Ministry of Bon Secours and the Bon Secours Health System, Inc.