APP QuickCare Plus On-Call - Battle Creek

Bronson Healthcare Group•Battle Creek, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson QuickCare Plus in Battle Creek, Michigan, is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide on-call care. QuickCare Plus offers a broad range of health care services, is open seven days a week, and treats patients ages three months and older with minor illnesses and injuries. The role is hospital-employed and involves variable hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. The provider performs comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations; interprets laboratory, EKG, and radiologic studies; correlates subjective and objective patient data; develops diagnoses; and, under physician direction, creates treatment plans within the scope of practice. Work may take place in outpatient and inpatient settings. The provider coordinates clinical care with the multidisciplinary team, assesses whether patients need transfer to a higher level of care, supports timely discharge or transfer, completes clinical documentation and orders, and is available to respond to nursing questions or changes in patient status. Bronson describes investment in APP leadership, engagement, and professional growth, including a Director of Advanced Practice Providers and an APP Advisory Council. The organization emphasizes belonging, equal access to opportunities to live healthy lives, respect, trust, and addressing barriers to care and health disparities.

Requirements

At least one year of ambulatory outpatient, emergency department, or urgent care experience.
Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program.
Current unrestricted or pending Michigan licensure.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Commitment to compassionate, quality, patient-centered care.
For the Physician Assistant role: licensure as a Physician Assistant and a state DEA license to prescribe medications.
Current prescriptive authority and a collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) must be in place.
Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges.
Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and other job-relevant software.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive and problem-focused patient histories and physical examinations.
Interpret laboratory, EKG, and radiologic or imaging studies and correlate patient data to formulate diagnoses.
Develop treatment plans under physician direction and within the scope of practice.
Evaluate and appropriately manage patients in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team to support patient progress, discharge, or transfer of care.
Serve as a clinical resource to the multidisciplinary team and help identify common complications and appropriate preventive measures.
Support the development and integration of quality measures and evidence into clinical practice.
Assess whether patients require a higher intensity of service and facilitate transfer to a hospital or other appropriate level of care.
Apply regulatory and third-party payer criteria in utilization review and management.
Complete documentation and orders needed to support billing and medical care, including progress notes.
Be available to answer nursing questions and evaluate changes in patient status.
Communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external customers, often simultaneously, using the SBAR technique.