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Location
BBC Bronson Battle Creek

Title
APP - Outpatient Internal Medicine PA-C or NP - Battle Creek, MI

Description

Bronson Internal Medicine Battle Creek has a new opportunity for a full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their well-established Internal Medicine practice, located in Battle Creek , Michigan.

Position Highlights:

• Candidate will work in the outpatient setting Monday-Friday 8a-5p
• No Weekends, No call
• Candidate will work alongside 3 physicians and 3 APP’s
• Ideal candidate will have experience in primary care and internal medicine
• This will be a hospital-employed position within the Bronson Medical Group

Qualifications:

• 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

Bronson Hospital offers:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• Competitive compensation with Annual Quality Incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package
• CME Stipend and Sign On Bonus

About Battle Creek, Michigan: Located midway between Chicago and Detroit, we occupy a beautiful part of the state of Michigan that offers cultural opportunities, economic diversification and affordable real estate. With a major focus on education, there are several colleges including Western Michigan University, as well as many private and parochial schools. Graduates ofthe public high schoolsofKalamazoo can take advantage of theKalamazoo Promisea pledge by a group of anonymous donors to pay up to 100 percent of tuition atcolleges and universities. The area offers many year-round family attractions, events and festivals for children of all ages. Abundant natural resources, including easy access to Lake Michigan and many other inland lakes, make it the perfect choice for biking, boating and skiing. With a variety of entertainment, quality dining, unique shops and galleries, you will find something to please the entire family

Performs comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interprets laboratory and radiologic tests. Interprets and correlates subjective and objective patient data, formulating a diagnosis. Under the direction of the physician, reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice. Performs above activities in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

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
3 Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
3 Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
3 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
Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.
The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.
3 Concurrent Clinical Management
3 Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients92 progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care. Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team. This is accomplished by:
o Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team
o Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures.
o Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures/evidence into clinical practice.

Utilization Review:
3 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. This is accomplished by:
o Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria.
3 Utilization Management
3 Facilitating timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care.

Clinical Management
3 Evaluate and appropriately manage patients.
3 Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
3 Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support:
3 Billing
3 Medical care
3 Orders
3 Progress Notes
3 Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients

ShiftFirst ShiftTime TypeFull timeScheduled Weekly Hours40Cost Center8566 Bronson Internal Medicine Battle Creek (BBC)