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

Job Title

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

BBC Bronson Battle Creek

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.

• 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

• 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

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

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 of the public high schools of Kalamazoo can take advantage of the Kalamazoo Promise—a pledge by a group of anonymous donors to pay up to 100 percent of tuition at Michigan colleges 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

Perform comprehensive and problem‑focused histories and physical examinations, interpret laboratory and radiologic tests, and correlate subjective and objective patient data to formulate diagnoses. Under the direction of the physician, review patient findings and develop a treatment plan within the scope of practice. Perform these activities in outpatient and inpatient settings. Demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

• Maintain current unrestricted or pending licensure and DEA license to prescribe medications.
• Obtain and maintain current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s).
• Maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges.

• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
• Regularly communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing using SBAR technique.
• Communicate with internal customers such as physicians, multidisciplinary team, finance, management, and external customers such as patients, third‑party payers, community agencies on a daily basis.

• Perform work that 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.
• Typical physical demands include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

• Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients’ progress toward outcomes, including discharge or transfer of care.
• Act as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team.
• Assertive coordination among the multidisciplinary team.
• Identify common patient complications and utilize appropriate preventative measures.
• Assist in the development and integration of quality measures and evidence into clinical practice.

• Perform 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.
• Apply knowledge of regulatory and third‑party payor criteria.
• Facilitate timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care.

• Evaluate and appropriately manage patients.
• Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies.
• Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support billing, medical care, orders, and progress notes.
• Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluate status changes for patients.

• Shift: First Shift
• Time Type:
  Full time
• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  40