Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

GastroIntestinal Associates, SC; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GastroIntestinal Associates, SC is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to deliver comprehensive GI-focused care in collaboration with supervising physicians. You will assess, diagnose, plan and manage care across hospital and clinic settings, ensuring high-quality patient experiences.

In this role you will participate in inpatient rounds, coordinate follow-up, and educate patients and staff while maintaining clinical and coding knowledge and strong patient service skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited PA or NP program.
• Current Wisconsin PA license or RN with APNP prescriber license.
• Current NCCPA, or AANP/ANCC certification.
• BLS & ACLS certification required.
• 1–3 years of adult medicine experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides care aligned with clinical standards including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation in clinic and hospital settings.
• Communicates care plans with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals across settings.
• Documents actions accurately per standards and participates in quality reporting programs.
• Collaborates with clinic staff to maintain a cohesive patient-focused team.
• Provides inpatient coverage including rounds, consults, and ordering labs/radiology with physician oversight.
• Coordinates post-discharge follow-up to ensure continuity of care.
• Manages clinic schedule to maximize patient access and productivity targets.
• Delivers in-service education and helps develop patient education materials.
• Maintains current clinical and coding knowledge; models excellent customer service.

Skills

Medical knowledge

GI knowledge

EMR proficiency

Communication skills

Initiative and judgment

Confidentiality

Leadership

Education

PA or NP program degree

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

As part of our continued growth as the leading Gastroenterology practice in Central Wisconsin, GI Associates is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider!

Here at GI Associates, our APP's provide comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic care to patients in collaboration with supervising physicians. This role delivers high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective care to patients and their families within our clinics, playing a key part in ensuring continuity, clinical excellence, and an exceptional patient experience.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Provides patient care consistent with clinical standards including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation in the hospital, clinic, and outreach sites.
• Effectively communicates and coordinates plan of care with patients and their families, referring physicians, and supporting professional team members in both the hospital and clinic setting.
• Documents all actions and plans accurately, timely and per standards of the setting in which patient care is rendered including successful participation in quality reporting programs (PQRS, Meaningful Use, Clinical guidelines, etc.).
• Collaborates with the Clinic Coordinator, Reception, and Clinical Team Leads to build and maintain a cohesive, patient-focused clinic medical assistant team environment.
• Provides inpatient coverage including patient rounds, performing consults, and ordering and monitoring lab tests and radiology results. Assures that supervising physician is informed about patient condition, test results and care plans at all times. Coordinates post-discharge follow-up plan with GIA providers to assure continuity of care.
• Maintains clinic schedule that maximizes patient access to appointment (including outreach locations) and designed to meet productivity targets as defined by the clinic.
• Provides in-service education for GIA staff, patient support groups, and community education forums. Assists in the development of patient education materials.
• Maintains clinical and coding knowledge in an evolving healthcare environment.
• Serves as a role model of customer service for patients, co-workers, and referring providers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education
  • Graduate of an accredited physician assistant or nurse practitioner program.
• Licensure/Certification
  • Current and valid Wisconsin Physician Assistant license, or Wisconsin Registered Nurse license and Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber license.
  • Current NCCPA certification, or AANP or ANCC certification.
  • BLS & ACLS certification required.
• Experience
  • Minimum of one- to three-years of practice experience in an adult medicine setting preferred.

Competencies Required

• Knowledge
  • Knowledge of medical diagnostic and therapeutic principles, practices and techniques.
  • Advanced clinical knowledge of the GI system, pharmaceuticals, and GI related diagnostic testing (lab and radiology).
  • Knowledge of location, care, operation, and safety hazards of medical equipment, instruments and procedures to administer effective, safe patient care.
  • Knowledge of regulatory and licensing requirements, including documentation standards, coding, billing and appropriate use of medical terminology and abbreviations.
• Skills
  • Possesses interpersonal, communication, and listening skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with patients, physicians, and all staff members.
  • Proficient computer skills working in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Demonstrates professionalism and respect in all forms of communication and correspondence.
  • Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion and decision making to achieve organizational objectives.
• Abilities
  • Exhibits professionalism and sound judgment in all matters as a member of leadership in the organization.
  • Ability to practice integrity by showing an uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values.
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of personnel, fiscal, and health information.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment and cope with rapidly changing patient care needs.