Venice, FL Primary Care Full time

Millennium Physician Group•Venice, FL

4d•$103,043 - $154,563

About The Position

Millennium Physician Group (MPG), one of Florida’s largest comprehensive primary care practices, serves communities through a value-based care model focused on improving patient outcomes and the healthcare experience. As part of Mosaic Health, MPG delivers coordinated, patient-centered care in partnership with health plans, providers, and community organizations. The ARNP/PA provides comprehensive advanced practice primary care to patients across the lifespan in MPG’s ambulatory practice. The role evaluates, diagnoses, and manages acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and preventive healthcare needs using evidence-based assessment, diagnostic interpretation, medication management, screenings, immunizations, patient education, and long-term disease management. The provider collaborates with supervising physicians and interdisciplinary care teams to improve clinical outcomes, patient access, and coordinated care. The Physician Assistant practices independently within the advanced practice provider scope, making clinical decisions for routine and moderately complex cases with minimal supervision under the physician collaboration model. Matters beyond the provider’s scope are escalated to collaborating physicians. The role applies master’s-level clinical training and may oversee nursing and allied support staff. The position is based in Sarasota/Venice, Florida, and is full-time. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is listed as available to eligible candidates.

Requirements

Master’s-level clinical training.
Ability to practice within the advanced practice provider scope and physician collaboration model.
Ability to make clinical decisions for routine and moderately complex cases with minimal supervision.
Ability to recognize matters beyond scope and escalate them to collaborating physicians.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and preventive healthcare needs through comprehensive histories, physical examinations, diagnostic interpretation, and evidence-based clinical decision-making.
Develop individualized treatment plans involving medication management, preventive services, immunizations, health screenings, lifestyle counseling, chronic disease management, and ongoing monitoring.
Diagnose and manage common primary care conditions within the advanced practice provider scope, including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, coronary artery disease, obesity, thyroid disorders, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal conditions, and infectious diseases.
Order, perform, and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, electrocardiograms, point-of-care testing, and other diagnostic evaluations within the scope of practice.
Perform approved office-based procedures within the scope of practice, including minor wound care, incision and drainage, skin lesion treatment, and joint and soft tissue injections.
Conduct annual wellness visits, preventive examinations, chronic care management, transitional care management, health risk assessments, and age-appropriate screenings in accordance with evidence-based guidelines.
Recognize changes in patient condition, identify presentations requiring physician consultation, and coordinate referrals to specialty care, behavioral health, community resources, diagnostic services, and ancillary providers when indicated.
Collaborate with supervising physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
Educate patients and caregivers about diagnoses, medications, preventive health, nutrition, exercise, chronic disease self-management, and treatment plans.
Document encounters, medical decision-making, procedures, treatment plans, quality measures, and outcomes in the electronic health record in compliance with organizational, regulatory, payer, and value-based care requirements.
Participate in quality improvement, population health management, patient safety activities, clinical pathway development, and continuing professional development.
Escalate matters beyond the advanced practice provider scope to collaborating physicians.
May oversee nursing and allied support staff.