Family Practice / Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

ABOUT SUMMIT MEDICAL CONSULTANTS

Summit Medical Consultants is a rapidly growing Physician Practice. Founded in 2015 we have expanded to approximately 100 employees and are continuing to grow. If we were a hospital in Colorado, we would rank 9th by number of admissions per year. Our mission is to provide patients and their families with robust clinical services throughout their Acute Inpatient Rehab, Skilled Nursing, Long Term Care and Assisted and Independent Living stays. We coordinate with the Hospitalists and Specialist physicians and surgeons, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies, Case Management and Psychiatry at the facility level to provide compassionate and coordinated care.

DESCRIPTION

Provides medical care to the assigned patient population, maintains timely and appropriate documentation of such care, and actively participates in medical staff duties. Participates in quality assurance, utilization management, and peer review programs to ensure high quality, cost- effective services. Supports practice budgetary targets. Provider will provide internal medicine services within our Colorado, North and South Carolina Rehabilitation Centers and various long term skilled facilities based on company needs. This position will be based in Colorado, with overnight travel to other markets as needed. Frequent travel via driving within the state is expected. Partners with administration and staff to support strategic and operational plans. Works collaboratively toward needed improvements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Meets quality measures in provision of medical care. Performs related administrative functions in the clinical setting. Meets professional standards governing such services in the appropriate medical specialty. Performs in accordance with the medical staff bylaws, the rules and regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners, and the policies and procedures of practice.

Creates and maintains timely, appropriate, and confidential documentation and coding of patient care to insure compliance with medical reporting standards and billing practices so as to meet applicable federal and state requirements.

If required by the Employment Agreement, actively participates in medical staff duties, attends medical staff meetings, participates in peer reviews and evaluations, and supports and ensures compliance with federal and state rules, regulations, and accrediting body requirements.

Meets Continuing Medical Education requirements for state licensure and liability insurance.

Supports practice budgetary targets while maintaining standards of care. Participates in utilization and care management processes to ensure high quality, cost-effective health care. Participates in identification, collection, and analysis of clinical, operational, and financial indicators to ensure effective use of resources. Promotes patient safety in all functions.

Serves as a committed partner to the Practice's administration and staff to support strategic and operational plans. Establishes positive relationships with other Providers, administration, staff, and the community. Fosters collaborative efforts toward improvement. Serves on relevant health plan, and medical staff committees to optimize relationships with the medical staff members, payors, and peers.

Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports / removes unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions.

Strives to uphold the mission, vision, and values of the Practice. Serves as role models for staff and acts in a people-centered, service excellence-focused, and results-oriented manner.

Mentor other mid-levels, create, monitor and maintain various metrics of the Practice, create on-call schedule, help in various administrative duties of the practice.

Performs other duties as defined in the Employment Agreement.

Compensation and Benefits :

Full time W2 with benefits, possibly 1099

Working hours, primarily Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm with flexibility.

Minimal weekend / Holiday call shifts, and no overnight call

Rounding in Rehab Hospital, SNF, LTAC, and ALF facilities on a daily basis.

mileage reimbursement / Travel Expense reimbursement.

Adult / Geriatric experience preferred.

Paid Licensure and malpractice in all states.