Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (Brown Deer)

Rogers Behavioral Health•Brown Deer, WI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Rogers Behavioral Health is a not-for-profit behavioral health system with a long history. For over 100 years, we have been providing top-quality psychiatric services to our patients and performing cutting-edge research, making us one of the leading healthcare providers in our field. RBH offers adults, as well as child and adolescent patients in our communities, the ability to receive care at multiple levels of services, including: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services. The three primary hospitals are located in Wisconsin, and numerous clinics spread from coast to coast in Wisconsin and 9 other states, including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington. In this role, with the support of a collaborating physician, the provider will primarily serve as a hospitalist in our inpatient and residential departments, working alongside our psychiatric providers in a multi-faceted treatment team model of providing care.

Requirements

Be licensed in the state as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
Board-eligible AHP.
Graduate of an accredited college or university.
Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of primary care medicine.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to resolve conflict.
Ability to use initiative and judgment to organize, plan activities, formulate policies, delegate responsibility, and make decisions affecting diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Must be able to relate to people in a manner to win their confidence and establish rapport.
Must be flexible to adjust to changing conditions, programs, and various details of the position.
Verbal and hearing ability required to interact with patients and employees.
Numerical ability required to maintain records and operate a computer.
Must be able to read and communicate through written, verbal, and auditory skills and abilities.
Position requires walking, sitting, and standing.
Work is performed inside the building and is physically light.
Lifting is moderate; must be capable of lifting a minimum of 20 pounds.
Reaching, handling, grasping, and manual dexterity are necessary to operate various office equipment.
Physically/Mentally able to perform job duties as verified by a physical exam by a licensed AHP, per post-employment Physical.

Nice To Haves

Board certification preferred.
Two to Four years experience working as a hospitalist provider in another licensed hospital, preferred.
Leadership and/or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred.
Experience with process improvement implementation preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend patients and assist with patient coverage at assigned locations, which may include multiple locations, multiple levels of care, or providing virtual services within the scope of AHP licensure.
Conduct medication management sessions with patients.
Conduct patient medical evaluations and assessments.
Conduct history and physical examinations.
Create patient treatment plans and manage updates.
Perform patient and family education.
Participate in team and unit meetings.
Create discharge plans.
Participate in the established call schedule.
Take emergency call for medical care units.
Round on patients as assigned.
Serve on hospital committees as assigned.
Coordinate care for patients transferring to or from other hospitals for medical needs.
Read EKGs and other medical diagnostic tests.
Complete all charting and documentation within 24 hours.
Serve as attending AHP for assigned units.
Monitor all labs and diagnostic tests for both current and discharging patients.
Communicate with emergency room or other providers when transferring care.
Conduct follow-up visits with patients with chronic diseases.
Provide hospitalist and primary care consultation services as needed.
Provide 24-hour coverage for patients.
Meet patient productivity standards.
Complete all coding and documentation standards in compliance with organizational expectations.
Assist in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with all contracted payors.
Review all denials of service from all payors that are deemed for medical reasons.
Interface with referring parties, the psychiatrist, primary care physicians, or AHPs, to coordinate care and aftercare.
Market Employer as appropriate, to include off-site meetings and marketing activities.
Review potential admissions, pending cases, and declined admissions, as needed, to assure Employer policy execution and compliance with EMTALA.
Serve as an advocate for the organization.
Provide support, information, education, and services.
Participate in Employer’s quality assurance and performance improvement activities and meetings.
Take an active role in identifying new program development opportunities for patient care services and Employer.
Participate in community education of behavioral health issues.