PA-C or NP - Hand & Elbow Surgery

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Location

BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital

Title

PA-C or NP - Hand & Elbow Surgery

Bronson Hand & Elbow Surgery Specialists Kalamazoo is seeking a full time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their established practice, which is part of a multi-hospital healthcare system located in southwest Michigan.

The Bronson Hand and Elbow Surgery practice currently employs 5 surgeons and two physician assistants who provide care to patients in the Level 1 trauma center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

This position is clinic-based and has no call requirements. Previous experience is strongly preferred, but not required.

Our practice locations are supported by an onsite, licensed team of Occupational Therapists who are trained in upper extremity care.

Bronson offers a competitive salary, sign-on bonus, CME stipend, malpractice coverage, generous PTO and a comprehensive benefit package.

Southwest Michigan offers affordable real estate with big city benefits and a small-town feel. The community demonstrates committed, continual investment in growth with area businesses, including a thriving entertainment and restaurant scene.

From arts and entertainment to breweries and wineries, the community offers a wide variety of activities for families as well as individuals.

Every season offers outdoor activities from golf and sailing to snowmobiling and cross country skiing.

A variety of excellent school choices from private to public are available. These include the Kalamazoo Public Schools and the Kalamazoo Promise.

The Promise offers full in-state college tuition for students graduating from Kalamazoo Public Schools.

Interested Candidates please reach out to Megan Grimes at

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We are committed to putting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into practice across our health system. We are building a culture of belonging in an environment free of prejudice, negative bias and stereotypes for those we employ and for the communities we serve.

We are striving to employ a diverse workforce to enhance the quality of care we provide and the interactions we have with our patients, families, colleagues and communities.

We have a strategic focus on DEI to help us live our values by showing respect, building trust and uncovering and addressing avoidable and unjust conditions that negatively impact individual health and wellbeing.

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Bronson Healthcare is a not-for-profit, community-governed healthcare system serving southwest and south central Michigan.

With 8,600 employees, more than 1,300 medical staff members and 846 licensed beds, Bronson is the largest employer and leading healthcare system in the region.

It offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care across more than 70 locations. Key member organizations include : Bronson Methodist Hospital, Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, Bronson Lakeview Hospital, Bronson South Haven Hospital, Bronson Medical Group, Bronson Advanced Radiology Services, Bronson at Home, Bronson Commons, Bronson Lifestyle Improvement & Research Center, Bronson Athletic Club and the Bronson Health Foundation.

Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program

Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications

Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place

Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges

• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
• Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
• Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously

Work which produces high levels of mental / visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.

The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

• Concurrent Clinical Management
• Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients’ progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care.

Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team. This is accomplished by :

o Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team

o Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures.

o Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures / evidence into clinical practice.

Utilization Review :

Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting. This is accomplished by :

o Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria.

o Utilization Management

o Facilitating timely discharges / transfers to the appropriate level of care.

Clinical Management

• Evaluate and appropriately manage patients.
• Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
• Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support :
• Billing
• Medical care
• Orders
• Progress Notes
• Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients

Shift

First Shift

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Cost Center

8138 Bronson Hand And Elbow Surgery Specialis (BMH)

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