Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Corewell Health Southwestern Medical Clinic Primary Care - Stevensville

Corewell Health Southwestern Medical Clinic Primary Care

Corewell Health Southwestern Medical Clinic Primary Care is looking for a dynamic, experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their team of physicians and APP's at their busy Stevensville location.

This is a full-time position which is considered 36 patient contact hours.

The current team consists of 8 providers including 5 physicians and 3 APPs.

The office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Call is 1 in 7, 1 week day per rotation. Providers typically see 18 -20 patients per day including new patient visits, acute care visits, follow-up, new problem, physical exams, pap and pelvic exams, and some pediatric patients. The office uses EPIC as our EHR and Fluency dictation is available.

Responsible for managing patients and coordinating the services provided by multiple disciplines within and outside the health system. Maintains a collaborative practice agreement with specific physician(s). Exercises independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of selected protocols/procedures. Provides educational support for patients/significant others, health team members and the community and coordinates QA/QI studies to measure outcomes of care.

Essential Functions

• Functions in the role of advanced practitioner to coordinate comprehensive care delivery. Writes orders/prescriptions for standard formulary medications, laboratory, radiographic studies and consultations, coordinating the scheduling of admissions, diagnostic evaluations, follow-up exams, laboratory tests, referrals to home care, social services, and other community agencies, etc., in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Obtains histories and performs physical exams.
• Assesses the patients/significant other, health care team, school and other community educational needs and develops, implements, evaluates and revises teaching strategies/educational programs related to area of specialty.
• Acts as a patient advocate, crossing multidisciplinary lines to meet patient needs.
• Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a consultant to other members of the health care team within and outside Spectrum Health. Acts as a consult in area of expertise.
• Performs and assists with designated procedures.
• Documents in the medical record and dictates information as appropriate.
• Provides input into the strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of service/program. Measures the outcomes of care and evaluate services across the continuum of inpatient to outpatient services. Makes recommendations to improve the quality of patient care provided and utilizes the scientific method of research clinical problems.

Corewell Health South is a teaching hospital offering residencies in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine. We also host 3rd and 4th year medical students from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Central Michigan University College of Medicine.

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 65,000+ dedicated peopleincluding more than 12,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,500 nurses providing care and services in 21 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilitiesand Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.3 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness.

In addition to being a lakeshore community, southwest Michigan is home to Whirlpool Corporation's Global Headquarters and Andrews University one of the most diverse college campuses in the United States. Cost of living is affordable. Outdoor activities are many. Great schools are plenty. Access to the big city is easy only 90 miles from Chicago.

You'll also find a diverse medical staff who care deeply about serving our close-knit community, and many providers who support and participate in medical missions all over the world.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.