Advanced Practice Provider, Digestive Care (outpatient)

HealthPartners•Saint Paul, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

HealthPartners is seeking a patient-focused Advanced Practice Provider to join their Digestive Care team at the Specialty Center on Phalen Blvd (St. Paul). This role involves supporting clinic visits for the gastroenterology practice. The Advanced Practice Providers in this role manage a full patient caseload, acting as trusted experts in digestive and liver disease. Responsibilities include new patient assessments, ongoing chronic disease management, and patient partnership in disease management. The position is part of a supportive and respectful team committed to the HealthPartners mission of improving health and well-being in the community.

Requirements

Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program or accredited Physician Assistant program.
Licensed as a Physician Assistant OR currently licensed as an APRN in the state of MN and current MN RN license.
Current APP certification as Physician’s Assistant OR current APRN Specialty Certification.
For PA, must be approved by Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for prescription writing privileges.
Current BLS.
Current DEA certification.
Must maintain CME requirements.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to communicate with patients and family members.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment, including multitasking and prioritization.
Ability to perform as part of a team.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, with peers, students, and other health care personnel.
Ability to work dependently and independently.
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and prioritizes appropriately.
Ability to navigate an electronic medical record to obtain information and document care.

Nice To Haves

Digestive Care experience.
1-year experience as a NP or PA, preferably in Digestive Care.

Responsibilities

Obtains history and examines patient, reviews patient’s records, discusses patient problem with patient, performs examination, and documents in patient record.
Orders appropriate labs and follow-up care, documents orders in patient record, and notifies appropriate personnel to carry out orders.
Discusses with and instructs patient and family members regarding treatment and follow-up, documents in patient record, and provides written instructions to patients.
Communicates and follows up with patients in between clinic visits, reviews lab and test results, makes recommendations for treatment next steps and modifications, and may include Scheduled Telephone Visits.
Interacts with other healthcare professionals, obtains pertinent patient information, obtains consults, provides feedback or instructions.
Completes all required paperwork in a timely fashion, maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, and posts tests and examination results.
Collaborates and coordinates with other health professionals, makes and accepts referrals to/from, consults with, cooperates with and refers to all other types of healthcare providers, including primary and specialty care physicians, nurse practitioners and other allied personnel.
Discriminates between situations requiring independent management, collaborative management with physician or further referral.
Collaborates with physicians when unusual incidents or changes in patient condition occur.
Coordinates care involving other healthcare providers.
Functions as mentor/resource and educator for other healthcare team and staff.
Coordinates flow of Inpatient Service, reviews daily patient lists, prioritizes consultations and rounding schedule according to established parameters.
Develops and reviews work plan for the day with rounding physician partner.
Communicates regularly with partner Inpatient APP to coordinate consult services and to balance workloads.
Assists in the assignment of residents and students as necessary.
Discusses and develops diagnosis and treatment plan with staff gastroenterologist.
Assesses and completes H&P on new consults as selected/assigned.
Orders diagnostic testing as indicated.
Evaluates treatment for assigned patients and communicates information to physician partner.
Designs follow-up plan for patients to be seen in the clinic when discharged from the hospital.
Documents assessment, treatment, evaluation, and follow-up plan in the electronic medical record.
Discusses with and instructs patient/family members regarding treatment and follow-up.
Interacts with patients and family members to involve them in the plan of care.
Educates patient/family members regarding diagnosis and treatment and documents this in the electronic medical record.
Prescribes medications as indicated.
Performs other duties as assigned.