APP Urology

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Urology and Continence Specialists have an exciting opportunity in Kalamazoo, Michigan for a goal oriented, energetic Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Practice hours are 8am-5pm Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays and no call obligation. Candidate will participate in seeing clinical patients for new and follow up appointments with oversight from a physician. Ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of patient care experience as an APP. Applicant should be confident working with primarily adult patients.

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
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

Nice To Haves

1-2 years of patient care experience as an APP
Confident working with primarily adult patients.

Responsibilities

Participate in seeing clinical patients for new and follow up appointments with oversight from a physician.
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.
Utilization Review: 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.
Clinical Management: Evaluate and appropriately manage patients. Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies. Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support billing, medical care, orders, and progress notes.
Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluate status changes for patients.