MG Advanced Practice Provider

The GI Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is accountable to facilitate quality ambulatory and hospital experience and outcome for patients. The APP will report to the Chief and Medical Director of the division. The main practice focus is the outpatient clinic as well as inpatient consultation to assist with inpatient and outpatient GI consultations. The APP shall act as an educator, consultant, and liaison to healthcare providers caring for gastroenterology patients.

• Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence
• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaboration

• Obtain and record medical histories, perform physical examinations, and document pertinent progress notes.
• Develop treatment plans, follow‑up plans, and coordinate visits with attending gastroenterologists.
• Initiate patient care management plans with supervising physician guidance.
• Participate in patient, family, and caregiver education regarding treatment plans, expected outcomes, and progress.
• Perform additional duties as requested by the supervising physician.
• Maintain quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control in accordance with established hospital department policies, procedures, and objectives.

• Graduate from a Nurse Practitioner program with an MS degree.
• Certified by the American Nurses Association (ANA) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to practice in the expanded role, with a license that includes prescriptive privileges.
• Completion of American Heart Association courses:
  Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
• Successful completion of a supervised three‑month clinical internship or equivalent in a clinically intensive environment (hospital), preferably in Gastroenterology.
• Experience with patient‐care services, procedures, and privileges approved by the sponsoring physician in an acute‑care hospital, physicians’ office, or ancillary healthcare enterprise.
• Familiarity with safety procedures and hazard minimization in the healthcare environment.

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