Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

giassoc; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GI Associates in Wisconsin is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to deliver comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic care in collaboration with supervising physicians. The APP will support both hospital and clinic settings, ensuring continuity and high-quality patient experiences.

The role involves inpatient rounds, coordination with clinicians, and participation in quality reporting. A Wisconsin PA or NP license and current certifications are required, with BLS and ACLS preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant or nurse practitioner program.
• Active Wisconsin PA license, or Wisconsin RN license with Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber license.
• Current NCCPA, AANP, or ANCC certification.
• BLS & ACLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care consistent with clinical standards in hospital, clinic and outreach sites.
• Communicates and coordinates plan of care with patients, families, referring physicians and clinical team.
• Documents actions and plans per setting standards, including participation in quality reporting programs (MIPS, Clinical guidelines).
• Collaborates with Clinic Coordinator, Reception, and Clinical Team Leads to maintain a cohesive clinic team environment.
• Provides inpatient coverage including rounds, consults, and management of labs and radiology results, and coordinates post-discharge follow-up.

Skills

Patient care

Collaboration with physicians

EMR proficiency

Communication skills

Quality reporting (MIPS)

Team leadership

Education

Graduate of an accredited PA or NP program

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 (MIPS, 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.