Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery -Grand Rapids, MI – PA/NP

umhealthwest•Wyoming, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Michigan Health-West is seeking a full-time Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider. High caliber, quality focused, innovative providers should apply to join our Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery teams in effort to continue to expand and provide care to local communities throughout West Michigan. Michigan Medicine and University of Michigan Health systems create an opportunity for program collaboration, mentorship, and continued professional growth if desired. Candidate will need to coordinate and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive experience for all patients, families, and staff.

Requirements

Full time Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider
High caliber, quality focused, innovative providers
Coordinate and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
Experience working with culturally diverse patients
Fluent in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Nepali and Bosnian.

Responsibilities

Call rotation required with inpatient rounding responsibilities
OR first assist responsibilities with both open and robotic surgery cases
Provider exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to adult patients. This may include managing patients with complex, acute, critical, and chronic health conditions
Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available, including educating eligible patients about appropriate clinical research studies and technologies.
Assesses the patient’s ability to navigate the increasingly complex healthcare continuum, assists in identifying potential barriers to timely and appropriate health care, and develops plan of care to overcome such barriers
The individual collects and assists in the interpretation of reports from diagnostic and laboratory tests, radiographic procedures, and clinical studies. The position typically analyzes, compares, and evaluates various courses of action and has the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities.
Follows patients throughout the care continuum, which may include pre-op testing, inpatient admissions as well as collaborate with inpatient care management resources, and discharge management.