Physician Assistant Specialty

Primary Care Care Resources Grand Rapids MI PA/NP

University of Michigan Health-West is seeking a full-time board eligible/board certified Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Advanced Practice Provider (PA/NP) to assist in supporting Care Resources an all-inclusive care program for the elderly (PACE). High caliber quality focused innovative providers should apply to join our team in effort to continue to expand and provide care to local communities throughout West Michigan.

The PACE Program embraces the physical mental and social health in a one-stop shopping model. The model has an eleven-discipline model that includes primary care home care rehabilitation prescription medicine day center & clinic medical specialists nutrition services transportation and social services with the participant at the center of these services. The position is a critical part of the Care Resources program and will see participants of the program.
PACE is a Medicare and Medicaid funded option that gives community-based care and services to people 55 or older helping to prevent nursing home placement. PACE provides coverage for prescription drugs doctor care transportation home care checkups hospital visits and nursing home stays when necessary. Private pay is also available.

Opportunities Details

Full Time Monday through Friday no weekends or nights
Preferred experience working in Geriatrics Internal Medicine or Palliative Care
Experience in the treatment and management of diabetes wounds cardiac issues
Health system employed model offering a highly market competitive compensation plan
Full benefit package
Generous CME/Paid time off
Malpractice coverage
EPIC EMR

Mission: To advance health to serve Michigan and the world
Vision: Our innovation changes our care. Our care changes our lives.
Values: Our values reflect our heritage and the legacy of all we accomplished in the past and will build in the future. Caring Innovation inclusion integrity teamwork

About University of Michigan Health - West

University of Michigan Health - West serves more than 250000 patients annually from across West Michigan and addition to a 208-bed hospital which provides a comprehensive suite of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services University of Michigan Health-West has a growing number of neighborhood outpatient centers and offices throughout West Michigan. The University of Michigan Health Partners group aims to provide an innovative culture of inclusion and diversity in the work setting; along with a progressive work-life integration focus to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. Medical education is a key cornerstone to our continued innovation at UMHW offering seven different residency programs and one fellowship program to over 80 learners. With more than 500 physicians on staff University of Michigan Health-West provides a strategic roadmap of growth in all areas of the integrated healthcare system. Specifically continued growth in our Cancer Care Heart and Vascular care Neurosciences and Orthopedics; partnered with continued growth of a very strong primary care team has allowed UMHW to become the premier healthcare institution in the region and a regional referral center for care. UMHP/UMH-West is proud to serve a diverse patient population; with that the ideal candidate for this position would have experience working with culturally diverse patients and be fluent in any of the following languages: English Spanish Vietnamese Nepali and Bosnian.

Community Features

Safest City in Michigan Wallet Hub
Michigans second largest city with a population of 1.4 million
#1 Best places to raise a family in the United States Rocket Homes
#11 Most affordable place to live in the United States US News and World Report
#16 Best places to live in the United States- US News and World Report
Top 20 U.S. Foodie City
Within 25 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline home to many cozy beach towns
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the second largest airport in Michigan and the 86th largest airport nationally serving more than 2 million passengers annually.
Increased diversity of more than half of the past decades population growth can be attributed to diverse groups.
Grand Rapids is headquarters of many national and multi-national companies including Steelcase Herman Miller Haworth Alticor (formerly Amway) Wolverine Worldwide Meijer and Zondervan
Highly ranked public and private schools

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Required Experience:

Junior IC