Clinic Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Tucson

Arizona Liver Health•Tucson, AZ

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Arizona Liver Health and is looking for qualified candidates for their Clinic APP position in Tucson, AZ. Successful candidates are Nurse Practitioners (NPs) or Physician Assistants (PAs) who have previous experience with gastroenterology (GI) and/or hepatology. The Clinic APP plays a crucial role in driving and expanding the organization's ability to provide innovative patient care for those affected by liver disease.

Requirements

Proficient in use of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive as well as practice’s EMR system (eCW)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong ability to identify issues with “quietly unhappy” patients
Refers patients appropriately
Demonstrates awareness of quality-of-care metrics and regularly meets them
Solid interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with peers, coworker, and patients
Ability to provide patient care with minimal supervision
Ability to perform in-clinic procedures (such as fibroscans) independently
Autonomous in call-rotation
Ability to diagnose and make treatment decisions for patients
At least one (1) year experience working in a clinic or hospital setting as an NP or PA, 3+ years experience preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program from an accredited institution
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner with current RN and NP License required
Graduate of a university program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education (ARCE) for the Physician Assistant with certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Active license to practice in Arizona
Must maintain certifications as required by department or division
Completion of GCP and IATA trainings at hire.
Must have valid documentation and authorization to work in the U.S. for any employer

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Spanish-speaking)
Ability to problem solve with systems and processes
Leadership skills
Commitment to earning additional certifications/professional titles outside scope of work
Ability to resourceful and consults resources before asking others for instruction
Previous outpatient hepatology/gastroenterology experience as an NP or a PA preferred
Experience in completing fibroscans for patients preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for performing patient evaluations, consults, and review of pretreatment for standard of care patients as well clinical research patients
Educating patients on therapeutic options through available liver clinical trials onsite
Performs specialized procedure(s) and works with MD on patient diagnosis
Counseling patients and their families, as well as collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for physician's assistants or nurse practitioners
Primary point of contact and assumes responsibilities for managing the care for patients