Physician Assistant​/Emergency Medicine​/Michigan​/Locum Tenens​/AdvancedPractice Provider

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center is a small clinic located on the largest inhabited Island in Lake Michigan. The 55.8 square mile island is located approximately 32 miles from the city of Charlevoix. Beaver Island has a year‑round population of about 700 people, but the population swells during the summer with tourists and annual visitors who enjoy the rural setting and miles of sandy beaches.

Beaver Island Rural Health Center (BIRHC) Advanced Practice Providers are either nurse practitioners or physician’s assistants who work in collaboration with and under the supervision of physicians. The APPs work within their respective scopes of practice to deliver primary health care services, manage appropriate acute and chronic health problems, provide urgent and emergent services, and work in collaboration with the Beaver Island Emergency Medical Services to provide emergency services.

A physician’s assistant (PA) will have specific PA education, professional PA certification, and State of Michigan licensure as a Certified Physician’s Assistant (PA‑C).

A nurse practitioner (NP) will be a State of Michigan registered nurse with advanced education for NPs, hold professional NP certification and State of Michigan certification as a nurse practitioner.

Applicants pending the completion of educational, or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Experience with emergency services and care, and experience working in a rural health center, with minimal supervision, are strongly preferred for a person in this position.

The ability to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality is mandatory. This person must be able to work with little direction, be part of a productive team, communicate effectively, and excel at interpersonal relationships. The utmost in professional behavior exhibited toward patients, staff, board members, and colleagues is required. The ability to be flexible and assume many responsibilities as part of the operations of a small health center is crucial.

The Health Care Practitioner position is a salaried, full‑time position with benefits. Health Care Practitioners are at‑will employees of the BIRHC.

There are typically two health care practitioners employed and working. They share 24/7 coverage for services and must collaborate with the designated manager to develop a master work schedule, which notes days to be worked in the clinic, on‑call days, vacation, and education time. Efforts are made to avoid having one practitioner work more than seven (8) consecutive days. Collaboration must exist on work schedules and be approved by the designated manager.

Relief practitioners shall be utilized for those situations where neither employed practitioner is available for working, for instance for vacations or education time. A practitioner may choose to work extra days (serve as the relief person) for the other practitioner as long as the designated manager approves and determines the term.

APPs are accountable for services provided within their scopes of practice, but the supervising physician is responsible for all medical services provided in a delegated capacity. Overall, the health care practitioners report directly to the designated administrator/manager of BIRHC, or as specified by the board of directors. The supervising and collaborating physician(s) maintain authority regarding appropriateness of clinical services, and the physicians work closely with the designated manager and BIRHC practitioners to ensure appropriateness of care.

1. Works as a member of a clinical team to provide primary care and urgent health care services, in concert with the mission of the health center, while maintaining collaborative peer relationships with all the clinical team.

2. Provides health care services mainly at the health center, but may do occasional home visits, as appropriately identified.

3. Develops, implements, and evaluates plans of care utilizing sound clinical judgment based upon…