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Position Summary:

This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening. Both qualified/experienced NP and PA applicants will be considered, as well as new graduates.

Advanced Practice Professional will provide health care and specialized health services to patients and families enrolled in Primary Care Medicine. The APP will coordinate care of this patient population in collaboration with all members of the health care team. This position will be 100% outpatient.

Applicants must be able to see patients of all ages.

This is a part-time position; 20-hours per week

Clinic Information

Henry Ford Allegiance Family Medicine – Spring Arbor

7845 Spring Arbor Road Spring Arbor, MI 49283

517-205-2580

• Independently evaluates patients in the clinic

• Ordering/interpreting testing and lab results, modifying plan of care to address results

• Provide clinical expertise and direction to support patient medication management

• Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient status, evaluations, and treatments to physicians, streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care, including communicating specific patient needs to internal and external team members and other ambulatory care providers

• Perform other related duties as required to assure patient safety and satisfaction

• Participate in the development and presentation of educational experiences for patients, families, and health care professionals

Schedule– 20 Hours/per week

Call requirement– Yes, 1 week per year

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. In collaboration with physician(s), APP will provide independent acute and/or routine medical care to a patients and families enrolled in Primary Care Medicine.

2. Writes appropriate orders, if/when applicable

3. Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods

4. Coordinates the activities of patient care and support staff within the clinic

5. Writes progress notes in EMR indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed

6. Provides health education to patients, families, and/or community health practitioners and groups

7. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshop

8. May perform clinical research related to specific operations

9. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

   Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

10. Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures

11. Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration

12. Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards

13. Ability to perform medical examinations using standard medical procedures

14. Life support as required through privileging

15. Ability to clearly communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general public

16. Ability to educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment

17. Knowledge of current and emerging trends in technologies, techniques issues, and approaches in area of expertise

18. Ability to communicate therapeutically with patients and families

19. Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations

20. Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements

21. Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions

22. Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records

23. Knowledge of primary care principles and practices

    Conditions of Employment

• Employee Health requires all employed providers to complete a health screen per HFHS policy. Henry Ford Health is committed to fostering the good health and welfare of all people, and to improve the health and productive lives of its employees and their families. To accomplish this goal, Henry Ford Health maintains a smoke-free environment for its employees, members, patients, and visitors in accordance with appliable state law.

• Successful credentialing process

• Must maintain professional certification status

• All offers are contingent on credentialing/privileging

  Working Conditions:

Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.

Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment

Will work with blood or blood-borne pathogens and will require OSHA training

GENERAL SUMMARY: Provides inpatient and/or outpatient medical care. Takes patient history, performs physical examination, orders, and interprets tests, makes diagnoses, and institutes appropriate treatment programs. Works in collaboration with staff physicians, house officers, nurses, and other medical care team members to ensure that patient outcomes are achieved safely and efficiently. Specific procedures are individually credentialed as indicated by training and experience. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Master's degree in nursing. CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED: Certified Nurse Practitioner. Licensed as a Registered Nurse. Current BLS or ACLS as required. Current ATLS/PALS provider status as required by department.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education/Training

1. NP – Completion of a Nurse Practitioner training program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

OR

2. PA – Completion of a Physician Assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

Continuing Education

3. Applicant must have sufficient education credits to maintain licensure as required by the applicable State of Michigan licensing board

   Certification

4. NP – Certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan

5. PA – Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Other

6. Michigan License, or in process of applying (must have proof of application)

7. No previous experience required

   Qualifications:

8. Education/Training

   a. NP – Completion of a NP training program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the national League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

   b. PA – Completion of a PA training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the PA (ARC-PA)

9. Certification

   a. NP – Certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan

   b. PA – Certification by National Commission on Certification of PAs (NCCPA)

10. Michigan Licensure

11. DEA/CSL as required through credentialing

12. EPIC Experience, preferred

13. BLS / ACLS

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Jackson Hospital

• Department: AFM-Spring Arbor

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

  This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.