Experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care - Hudsonville), Full Time

Job Title

Provides health care services to patients under the oversight of a physician. Follows established standards, procedures, protocols, and practices, and gives specific patient care directions to nursing and other staff. This position requires the ability to assess, diagnosis, treat, care for, understand and react effectively to the unique needs of the patient population for whom services are provided. This position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and service to patients of the ages cared for in his/her practice setting.

Patient Care

• Responsible for the medical management of assigned patient population including assessment, diagnosis, intervention, appropriate referral for care, and outcome evaluation.
• Performs physical examinations, conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Secures health histories, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, records findings, makes critical assessment of patient needs and develops, reviews, and modifies treatment plans as required.
• Prescribes medications as allowed by pertinent Michigan regulatory agencies.
• Collaborates with consulting physicians and other members of the health care team.
• Maintains the continuum of care through the coordination and integration of all phases of patient care using physician orders, progress notes, and routine orders/best practice protocols.

Patient Care Education/Discharge Planning

• Determines patient/family educational needs and provides education to meet the identified learning needs.
• Facilitates discharge planning along with the patient, family and other members of the healthcare team.
• Documents discharge plan and education provided.
• Participates in patient care planning discussions with patient, family and other members of healthcare team when applicable in collaboration with physician.

Quality Improvement/Risk Management

• Ensures provision of high quality of care.
• Participates in problem identification and continuous quality improvement related to clinical services and coordination of care as well as program/ staff growth and development.
• Maintains current knowledge related to practice excellence in specialty area.
• Attends educational programs, completes mandatory educational requirements, and reads professional literature to maintain and enhance skills and clinical competence.
• Routinely consults with appropriate administrative staff about incidents that potentially impact risk management to determine an appropriate action plan.

Administrative

• Performs duties in accordance with medical staff bylaws, policies and rules and regulations of Holland Hospital Medical Group (HHMG) and the standards of accrediting agencies such as DNV, third party payers with which HHMG has contractual relations as well as federal, state and local government laws, rules and regulations.
• Maintains records, charts, report and forms in conformity with standards and policies.
• Assures documentation meets all requirements for a complete and accurate medical record.

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