Advanced Practice Provider Gastroenterology

Intermountain Health•Billings, MT

1d•$57 - $88•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides patient care and related activities within the scope of the employee’s licensure and applicable credentialing, privileging, scope-of-practice, and referral documentation. The provider delivers effective clinical care, educates patients, families, and clinical staff, consults with other healthcare providers, and maintains current knowledge of options for optimizing patient care and outcomes. As a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Gastroenterology, the provider works in a team-based practice with four physicians and three advanced practice providers to develop comprehensive care and treatment plans. The practice serves a strong community need for increased access to GI care in Yellowstone County and has a strong referral base. The provider treats conditions including GERD/acid reflux, IBS, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, liver disease/hepatitis, celiac disease, and gallbladder disease. The position is based at Downtown Gastroenterology Clinic in Billings, Montana, with privileges to round at St. Vincent Regional Hospital. The schedule includes four clinic days per week and Monday through Friday when on inpatient service. Scheduled weekly hours are 40. A $10,000 starting bonus and up to $7,500 in relocation assistance are offered when applicable. The role requires an APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program, board certification or eligibility in the designated discipline, an active and unobstructed Montana medical license or ability to obtain one, full prescriptive authority and an active DEA or ability to obtain them, and successful completion of Intermountain Health’s credentialing process. Candidates requiring visa sponsorship cannot be accepted at this time. The work involves reading information and labels, assessing patient needs, operating monitors, identifying equipment and supplies, communicating with and hearing patients and care providers, using manual dexterity to operate delicate equipment and computers, transferring and assisting patients, handling supplies and equipment, walking, pushing or pulling gurneys and portable equipment, and potentially standing for extended periods.

Requirements

APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program.
Board certification or eligibility in the designated discipline.
Active, unobstructed Montana medical license, or ability to obtain one.
Full prescriptive authority and an active DEA, or ability to obtain them.
Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process.
Candidates requiring visa sponsorship cannot be accepted at this time.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care and other activities permitted by licensure and defined by applicable credentialing, privileging, and scope-of-practice documentation.
Deliver optimal patient care through effective clinical practice.
Educate patients, patients’ families, clinical staff, and others.
Consult with other healthcare providers.
Maintain current knowledge of options for optimal patient care and outcomes.
Work with physicians and advanced practice providers to develop comprehensive and effective care and treatment plans.
Treat patients with gastrointestinal conditions, including GERD/acid reflux, IBS, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, liver disease/hepatitis, celiac disease, and gallbladder disease.
Round at St. Vincent Regional Hospital when providing inpatient service.