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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

APP Primary Care Same Day Clinic PA-C or NP

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSouth Haven, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in emergency department, primary care, or urgent care.
  • Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program.
  • Current unrestricted or pending licensure in Michigan.
  • Licensure as a Physician Assistant and a state Drug Enforcement Administration license to prescribe medications.
  • Current prescriptive authority and a collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s).
  • Maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges.
  • Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing, using the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) technique.
  • Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
  • Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light objects.

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, and interpret laboratory and radiologic tests.
  • Interpret and correlate subjective and objective patient data to formulate a diagnosis.
  • Under physician direction, review patient findings and develop a treatment plan within the scope of practice.
  • Perform duties in outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate progress toward patient outcomes, including discharge or transfer of care.
  • Act as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team through coordination, identification of common patient complications and appropriate prevention, and support for integrating quality measures and evidence into clinical practice.
  • Perform an initial comprehensive assessment to determine whether a patient needs a higher intensity of service and transfer to a hospital setting.
  • Apply regulatory and third-party payer criteria in utilization review and management.
  • Facilitate timely discharges or transfers to the appropriate level of care.
  • Evaluate and appropriately manage patients presenting with acute illnesses, minor injuries, and exacerbations of chronic conditions.
  • Evaluate laboratory results, electrocardiograms, and imaging studies.
  • Complete documentation needed to support billing, medical care, orders, and progress notes.
  • Respond to nursing questions and evaluate changes in patient status.
  • Communicate daily, often simultaneously, with internal customers including physicians, multidisciplinary team members, finance, and management, and external customers including patients, third-party payers, and community agencies.

About the Company

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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