Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Internal Medicine Clinic

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Internal Medicine Clinic-7459-3827UP Health System - Portage Physicians Practices

Description

UP Health System Portage in Hancock, Michigan invites qualified Advanced Practice Providers to join our Internal Medicine clinic team.

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to be considered.

Hancock, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is a community that brings together small-town values, rich history, and a four-season wonderland for outdoor enthusiasts without long commute times or congested highways.

Come thrive in an environment rich in natural beauty, local history, the arts and economic well-being.

Essential Functions :

• Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors and coworkers.
• Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all who come through our door seeking health related services.
• Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination.
• Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions, including use of prescriptive authority and referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
• Documents patient care performed, assessments made, and orders given.
• Oversees, directs and supports on site laboratory, x-rays, injections, and collections for direct access services, if applicable.
• Provide counseling and education of patients and their families / caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
• Provide care in the context of promoting age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision making, and the right to self-determination.
• Working environment subject to varying fast paced conditions during peak seasons.
• Maintains clinical core competency.

Qualifications

Position Requirements :

Master’s degree required

Current MI Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant licensure required

Annual influenza vaccination or declination required

Position Details :

1.0 FTE (full-time, 40 hours per week)

Day shift, weekdays only

8 hour shift

On-call rotation

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Primary Location

Michigan-Hancock

Schedule

Full-timeWork ScheduleDay shift, 7-10 hr / shift, weekdays only