APP Primary Care Same Day Clinic PA-C or NP

Bronson Healthcare•South Haven, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Primary Care Same Day Clinic in South Haven, MI is seeking PAs or NPs with at least 2 years ED, Primary Care or Urgent Care experience to work in a Primary Care setting Full-time. This is a Same Day Walk-In Clinic for Established and Non-Established Patients, operating under an APP and Physician Clinic Model working in Bronson LakeView Family Care – Blue Star in South Haven, Michigan. The role involves evaluating and managing patients presenting with acute illnesses, minor injuries, and exacerbations of chronic conditions.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program
Current unrestricted or pending Licensure in the state of Michigan
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Commitment to providing compassionate and quality patient-centered care
Minimum 2 years experience in Urgent Care, Primary Care or the ER setting
Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program
Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications
Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place
Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges
Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously

Responsibilities

Evaluate and Manage patients presenting with acute illnesses, minor injuries, and exacerbations of chronic conditions
Performs comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interprets laboratory and radiologic tests.
Interprets and correlates subjective and objective patient data, formulating a diagnosis.
Under the direction of the physician, reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice.
Performs above activities in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
Concurrent Clinical Management
Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients’ progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care.
Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team.
Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team
Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures.
Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures/evidence into clinical practice.
Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting.
Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria.
Utilization Management
Facilitating timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care.
Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support: Billing, Medical care, Orders, Progress Notes
Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients