Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Position Number: S-3161

Type of Recruitment: External

Position Summary:

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for direct patient care and for other administrative duties as designated by the Dean and his/her designee. The Medical Director provides the overall direction for all patient care activities. FNP or PA duties include, but are not limited to, providing medical services to patients, inclusive of all functions necessary to provide quality medical care, serving as an educational preceptor for the clinical staff including responding to questions/consultations of the staff, following medical protocols, handouts and clinical standards and assisting in expanding the competencies of the clinical staff.

Required Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant educational program.

One year of clinical experience.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certified for FNP's.

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certified for PA's.

Existing unrestricted license to practice in Michigan, or able to be licensed in Michigan.

Current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or planned attainment.

Excellent practice history; ability to be insured for liability purposes.

Preferred Qualifications

Two years of post graduate clinical experience.

Experience working with Electronic Medical Records and computers.

Experience in an Academic Medical Center, Urgent Care, Walk In Clinic or teaching environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

Practices medicine using sound medical judgment and adheres to all ethical considerations of the practice of medicine; knows limitations and seeks consult when advisable; keeps abreast of current technologies and industry standards.

Follows all internal policies and procedures; is accountable for completion of all operational tasks according to departmental guidelines to ensure appropriate clinical processing while being solely responsible for all proper documentation and assigning of diagnosis codes suitable for ICD-10.

Advises administration of any issues that may impact the practice.

Sees patients in a timely and efficient manner per current University Health Services (UHS) protocols, while adhering to acceptable guidelines for time frames for patient visits, stays reasonably on time for scheduled appointments in family practice throughout the day, unless exceptional circumstances occur; patient relations, consumer satisfaction and long standing organization goals of staying on time necessitate this important consideration.

Charting in the patient's medical record is to be completed on the same day as the patient's visit as well as documentation suitable for proper ICD-10 coding.

Responsible for providing episodic and chronic care, as well as screening and educational assistance to the clinic's patients.

Recognizes diversity of patient population and treats all warmly and kindly.

Works in harmony with other members of the healthcare team to provide quality service to patients.

Provides quality care to patients by following the most current evidence-based guidelines and procedures of practice.

Following the clinics' evidence-based guidelines, performs common vaccinations and diagnostic screenings.

Takes part in quality assurance audits, including continuing education, CP review, medication administration review and peer review.

Ensures UHS's objectives regarding financials, patient engagement and healthcare quality are followed.

Promotes University Health Services to patients and customers.

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