Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Baptist Health
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Baptist Health
Full-spectrum health system with hospitals
Summary
Job Description:
The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of BHMG adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The APP functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients, manages health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, theory-based practice. The APP is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of the physician led team in accordance with State Law and approved Medical Staff privileges.
Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required:
Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited APP program. Terminal degree in APP field preferred.
National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP.
Must maintain national certification.
Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.
Current valid and unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
BCLS required through the American Heart Association.
ACLS as required for position
Full-spectrum health system with hospitals
Baptist Health is a regional health system with nine hospitals and more than 400 care sites across Kentucky and Indiana, offering inpatient services, outpatient clinics, home health, urgent care, diagnostic and surgery centers, and therapies. It combines employed physicians in Baptist Health Medical Group with a large network of independent clinicians to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum, including hospital care, primary care, specialty practices, and wellness services. Its hospitals hold Magnet or Pathway to Excellence nursing designations, reflecting a focus on nursing quality, and the system aims to provide accessible, high-quality health care to communities through a broad, integrated network. The goal is to improve community health by delivering coordinated, patient-centered care across a wide geographic footprint.
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