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Join Our Munson Healthcare Gaylord Team!

Full-time  |    Monday – Friday   |   Some Call Expected

GENERAL SUMMARY

Munson Healthcare Gaylord Urology group is seeking an advance practice provider that will deliver high quality care to all urology clinic patients. The Urology Advance Practice Provider will work with Munson Urology physicians to care for patients, improve office efficiency, consultation, follow up availability, and inpatient care. Hours may differ between OR time and clinic.

Join a not-for-profit healthcare system and find the right balance between a rewarding career and a beautiful place to live.  Enjoy access to excellent education options and multiple 4 season outdoor activities. Our mission is to improve lives, including the quality of yours.

BENEFITS

• Munson Healthcare offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.
  Competitive compensation and full benefits
• Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Malpractice insurance
• Paid time off

ESSENTIAL DUTIES       

• Works as a member of the clinical team to promote, support and provide management of urologic medical care to patients in the East Region.  
• Evaluates and reviews the plan of care at regularly scheduled office visits utilizing sound clinical judgment based on assessment of physical, psychological, emotional, societal and environmental needs of the clients.
• Manages patient care in the outpatient setting performing comprehensive history and physical examinations, ordering appropriate lab and radiographic studies, interpreting lab and x-ray results, performing in-office procedures, managing urology medications, making treatment decisions, and determining appropriate follow up. 
• Assists with inpatient consultations and documentation of inpatient history & physicals, as well as follow up notes.
• Completes appropriate documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the electronic medical record in order to accurately reflect services in the patient record and to ensure appropriateness of billing.
• Communicates with referring or primary care physicians regarding patient care and treatment.
• Responds to telephone inquiries from clinic patients and provides appropriate medical care and/or counseling.
• Assists individuals to assume responsibility for the prevention of illness and the promotion of health maintenance and/or restoration of health.
• Observes the Munson Healthcare Advance Practice Provider prescriptive authority guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of current medical trends and ongoing professional development in pertinent medical fields.
• Participates in and / or serves as a resource for medical, nursing, and community education programs.
• Meets department productivity requirements. Recognizes and understands the need for full daily schedules.  Independently monitors own daily appointment schedule and works in conjunction with other staff members to fill open appointment times.
• Responds to medical emergencies as required

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS

Education / Training: 

• Master's Degree in Nursing OR a Masters in Physician Assistant studies

Work Experience:

• Urology experience is preferred 

Certification, Licensure, Registration:

• State of Michigan Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant license required

ABOUT THE MUNSON PHYSICIAN NETWORK

Physicians & Advance Practice Providers Employed by or under a Professional Services Agreement with A 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 HEALTHCARE GRAYLING

Here is a place you can breathe. Surrounded by beautiful inland lakes and rivers and home to Lower Michigan’s largest state park, Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling is a serene up north retreat conveniently located within the I-75 corridor. A strong and thriving community known for its genial residents and small-town ambiance, Grayling naturally lends itself to family-friendly living. Equipped with top-rated schools, a low cost of living, and a strong sense of community, the Grayling region helps newcomers feel right at home with a northern Michigan charm all its own. Outdoor adventure seekers can “play without limits” in this northern Michigan oasis where hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, golfing, and birdwatching abound in and around the state park, Higgins Lake and Houghton Lake, and the legendary AuSable River – home to the annual, world-renowned AuSable River Canoe Marathon and known as “the holy water” among fishing enthusiasts who’ve deemed the river one of the best fly fishing hotspots in the Midwest

 COMMUNITY

As a non-profit healthcare system, Munson Healthcare provides more than $60 million annually in:

• 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.