APRN- Dermott

Mid-Level Provider

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APRN
- Dermott

Full Time

4 days ago Requisition

Mid-Level Provider

Department: Clinical Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Exempt Reports To: Director of Operations

Grade/Level: Master’s and/or Doctorate Degree Amount of

Travel Required:

< 30%

Work Schedule:
Positions Supervised: None

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday - Thursday. 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday.

A.m.

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday 8:00 am to 12:00 p.m. (Eudora and Wilmot)

7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday (Portland Only)

However, adjustments to schedule or additional hours may be required to complete duties. Extended hours on Friday afternoon and Saturday are scheduled on a voluntary basis.

Mid-Level Providers work as part of the care team as licensed independent practitioners who are responsible for managing health problems and coordinating health care for patients with a specific focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and quality outcomes. Mid-level providers perform a variety of direct patient services including assessment, diagnosis, implementation of treatment, evaluation, and monitoring the general practice management plan for clinic patients.

Mid-Level Providers perform these functions in collaboration with a licensed physician in a primary health care setting. Mid-Level Providers are involved in continuous quality improvement practices and measures as set by Mainline Health Systems, Inc. and in which the practice focus is based on a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care.

• Provides primary medical care by caring for all patients in accordance with the mid-level providers state board approved certification or specialty with the goal of providing primary health care services including preventative health measures.
• Develops a plan of care for each patient, including complete medical history, physical examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and/or referral, including hospitalization where necessary, order and interpret lab and diagnostic imaging as deemed necessary.
• Uses all available resources in diagnosis and treatment, such as laboratory and radiological testing, in an appropriate and cost efficient manner.
• Collaborates with consulting physicians, nurses, patients, and patient’s families concerning treatment and care of patients.
• Refer MHSI patients which require specialty services. The mid-level provider maintains responsible for the patients care by assuring that continuity of care is provided.
• Attends all medical staff meetings, monthly clinic meetings, quarterly provider meetings, and participates in the community health center’s QI program.
• Performs other necessary duties as required by MHS to meet the goals of providing quality, primary healthcare.
• Communicates concerns or necessary information to the care team. Mid-level providers are required to participate in daily clinic team huddles.
• Prescribes appropriate treatment, pharmacological and non-pharmacological modalities. Mid-level provider is responsible for informing and educating patients and appropriate family or caregiver to allow patient autonomy. All mid-level providers with prescriptive authority may prescribe medications with their scope of practice and standards of care in accordance with their collaborative practice agreement, and MHSI policy.
• Patient, family, and community education and counseling.
• Consults with other healthcare team members as necessary.
• Formulates, initiates, and monitors patient management plans using clinical protocols and best practice.
• Renders emergency care and treatment, including but not limited to, advanced cardiac life support, administering IV fluids, administering medications, and treatment of injuries and wounds and any other necessary procedure within the mid-levels scope of practice that privileges have been granted by MHSI Board of Directors.
• Maintains all patient records to comply with required standards, reviews records regularly, and obtains physician counter signatures where necessary. Progress notes are expected be completed within 3 business days, and are required to be completed within 30 days.
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