Transitional Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

As our Transitional Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, you will help adult patients in our outpatient clinic receive comprehensive primary care, including diagnosis and management of common illnesses.

In this role, you will assume clinical responsibility for tasks performed within your scope of practice, collaborating with a physician/medical director. You will take patient histories, perform physical examinations, order diagnostic tests, establish diagnoses, provide care and management for common illnesses, facilitate disease prevention, make appropriate referrals, and participate in quality improvement programs.

To be successful in this role, you mustbe a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with expertise in adult internal medicine, demonstrate exceptional clinical proficiency in patient assessment and management, and possess strong collaborative skills for working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

• 100% Outpatient clinic
• Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, on-going treatment and clinical management, care planning and modification, medications reconciliation, risk assessment, and, coordination of care with the Acute Care Providers, Transitional Team and Primary Care Physicians
• Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans
• Day-to-day patient care management activity that includes professional input from all members of the patient care team
• Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure coordination of care
• In collaboration with the physician/medical director, assumes clinical responsibility for tasks performed within the scope of practice
• Makes appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies
• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement program
• Works within multidisciplinary team to develop plan for the patient and their family

We are offering a competitive compensation package, full benefits, CME allowance, and malpractice. We also offer a retirement plan with employer match. Qualified candidates may also be eligible for student loan repayment.

• NP or PA Master's Degree from accredited program
• Active or eligible license in the state of Arizona
• Hold and maintain national certification in NP/PA area, under AZ regulations
• American Heart Association BCLS

• Three years experience in internal medicine

Dignity Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the nation, is a growing organization with well-resourced, modern facilities and diverse practice opportunities. With more than 39 acute care hospitals in three states and 9,000 physicians, Dignity Health touches the lives of thousands of people and provides nearly $2 billion in charity care to the communities it serves.

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area. Covering over 45 practice sites, complementing clinical services with translational and bench research, our integrated medical group employs in excess of 300 healthcare providers throughout the valley. Dignity Health Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona.

With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work--and patients come for the best care--Dignity Health Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team-oriented, who can become a part of our mission-driven organization.

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