Neurology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
Requisition #: 60537
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Description
JOIN MUNSON HEALTHCARE’S NEUROLOGY TEAM!
Full-time | Monday – Friday | No Call
GENERAL SUMMARY
Munson Healthcare Neurology, in beautiful Traverse City, MI, is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our growing team.
The practice currently consists of eight neurologist and one physician’s assistant with varied expertise in outpatient stroke, headaches, and epilepsy. The Neurology APP will assist by providing consultations and patient care to improve follow up availability, efficiency and quality care.
The APP will perform functions based on professional judgment and discussion with the physician, knowledge of physician preference, and written policies of the institution.
BENEFITS
Munson Healthcare offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and work-life balance goals.
- Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Malpractice insurance
- Paid time off
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Join a strong interdisciplinary team to provide individualized, exceptional care to patients.
- Is a self-directed professional with the ability to make independent judgments in providing direct patient care. Will have oversight from Division Medical Director.
- Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to communicate, relate, and interact effectively with patients, families, and members of the health care team.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to thrive in a busy clinical environment.
- Demonstrated computer skills and willingness to learn necessary health IT applications to promote maximum clinical efficiency.
- Manage patient care in the outpatient setting under direct supervision of the Neurologist: performing comprehensive history and physical examinations, ordering of appropriate lab and radiographic studies, interpretation of lab and x-ray results, perform (or be willing to learn to perform) local injections, managing medications, making treatment decisions, and determining appropriate follow up.
- Completes appropriate documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the electronic medical record (Powerchart/eCW).
- Responds to telephone inquiries from clinic patients and provides appropriate medical care or counseling.
- Communicates with referring or primary care physicians regarding patient care and treatment.
- Communicates with physician-delegated prescriptive authority pursuant to state federal restrictions.
- Advance Practice Provider will be responsible for their own billing.
- Attends CME seminars and conferences to maintain licensure and currency in field.
- EMR: Cerner
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
Licensed by the State of Michigan to practice as a Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant.
Physician Assistant
- Master of Physician Assistant studies (MPAS), Master of Health Science (MHS) or Master of Medical Science (MMSC) and is board certified as a Physician Assistant.
- Maintains continuous certification related to CNP or PA training.
Nurse Practitioner
- Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
- Master of Science degree in Nursing and is ANCC or ACNP board certified as a Nurse Practitioner.
Experience in Neurology preferred. Secondary preferences include: physiatry, geriatrics.
ABOUT THE MUNSON PHYSICIAN NETWORK
Physicians & Advance Practice Providers employed by or under a Professional Services Agreement with an MHC entity
NOTE: Does not include independent members of the medical staff
- 550+ Physicians and Advance Practice Providers
- >65 Practice Sites
- Primary and Specialty Care
- Inpatient and Ambulatory Care
- $120M Net Revenue Annually
- Area of Continued Strategic Growth for MHC
ABOUT MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER
Munson Medical Center – the regional referral center for all of northern Michigan – has earned a national reputation for top quality care. The 442-bed hospital offers the only verified Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, nationally recognized cardiac care provided at the Webber Heart Center, advanced oncology services in the leading-edge Cowell Family Cancer Center, a Primary Stroke Center, heart and cancer research programs, a robust teaching hospital for residents, interns, medical students, and nursing students, and a stellar orthopedics program. Munson Medical Center has served Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties since 1915, with a long history and heritage of keeping patients at the center of all they do.
COMMUNITY
- Community Education
- Free, discounted, and unreimbursed healthcare services
- Healthcare programs
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.