Physician Assistant or NP Emergency Medicine- Float .83 FTE - Experience Strongly Preferred

Advocate Health•Oshkosh, WI

5d•$59 - $89

About The Position

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner provides emergency medicine care while floating between Oshkosh, Bay Area (Marinette), and Sheboygan. The schedule consists of 12-hour shifts, includes holiday and weekend hours, and includes one shift per pay period at Oshkosh as part of a grid. The position is listed as 0.83 FTE, full time, with 33 hours per week. The clinician assesses, diagnoses, and develops or adjusts treatment and management plans suited to patient age, acuity, and condition. They provide evidence-based care, counseling, patient and family education, and care coordination as part of an interdisciplinary team, consulting or escalating care when appropriate. They document in the electronic medical record, support compliant coding and billing, and perform specialty procedures within their competence and granted privileges. The role also involves quality and safety activities, peer review, meetings and workgroups, education and onboarding of team members and learners, continued professional development, and maintaining productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality standards. The clinician must provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients.

Requirements

Active PA license(s) in the state(s) of practice.
Active PA national board certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Active DEA registration prior to hire.
For Illinois practice, an active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire.
BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications as required by clinical practice, prior to hire or within six months of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant.
Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills.
Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of a healthcare team.
Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively and build relationships.
Organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday.
Functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist and up to 20 lbs overhead, carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance, and operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

Emergency medicine experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess and diagnose patients and determine or modify treatment and management plans appropriate to age, acuity, and clinical condition.
Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
Manage conditions using clinical indications, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives.
Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families.
Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice; consult or refer to physicians and other healthcare team members, and escalate care when needed.
Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely electronic medical record documentation and submit professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices.
Facilitate coordinated care and communication among healthcare team members and health or community agencies.
Perform office or hospital procedures consistent with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges.
Participate in quality, safety, peer review, performance activities, organizational or departmental meetings and committees, and workgroups as necessary.
Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals.
Maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside the organization.
Maintain productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to support safe and timely patient care.
Provide care appropriate to patients' age-specific needs, consistent with department policies and procedures.

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on teammate circumstances.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Career development programs.