Advanced Practice Provider - Family Medicine

ST. CHARLES MEDICAL GROUP

ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                                      Family Medicine Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA-C)

REPORTS TO POSITION:         Clinical Division Director

DEPARTMENT:                         St. Charles Family Care - Prineville

DATE LAST REVIEWED:          12/20/21

OUR VISION:                Creating America's healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:             In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:              Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

POSITION OVERVIEW: Advanced Practice Provider, under the general supervision of the Clinical Division Director and direct supervision of a designated physician, provides medical and appropriate outpatient care to patients of all ages. Such care includes evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and documentation of each care encounter. Coordinates medical, ancillary, nursing, and other services in the context of a Medical Home model to achieve the best and most cost-effective outcomes for patients under his/her care.  Create treatment plans that incorporate Behavioral Health, RN Care Management, therapy, pharmacy, nutrition or surgery to manage patient illnesses and injuries. Monitor patients' on-going care plan and refer them to specialists based on their assessment of patients' progress and condition.

Work schedule: APP will work minimum of 40 hours per week with a minimum of 36 hours patient contact time.. Scheduled days may vary depending on clinic operating days and hours.

Call expectation:  APP will be expected to participate in the clinic call rotation shared equally by all providers in the designated call group to include evenings, weekends and holidays. This is scheduled in coordination with other providers in the call group. A Family Care physician will provide back up and expertise support as needed by the APP.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: An APP is part of a team of dedicated professionals who provide care to patients and families in a Medical Home environment.  Our goal is to deliver evidence-based and personalized care to patients based on their individual needs. The APP is supported in the delivery of comprehensive care by in-team Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, Care Managers, Community Health Educators and administrative staff.

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ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Continually (75% or more)

Frequently (50%)

Occasionally (25%)

Rarely (10%)

**Nothing in this job description is intended, nor shall be interpreted, as a grant or approval of medical staff membership or clinical privileges.  By law and applicable accreditation standards, medical staff membership and clinical privileges can be granted or approved only by a hospital's medical staff and governing body.  Employment processes and requirements, which are governed primarily by the human resources policies of St. Charles, are separate and distinct from medical staff membership and clinical privileging processes and requirements, which are governed primarily by the bylaws and policies of the hospital medical staff.  Accordingly, employed physicians and providers of St. Charles are required at all relevant times not only to satisfy the requirements and perform the duties set forth in this job description, but, also, to satisfy the requirements and perform the duties for obtaining and maintain appropriate medical staff membership and clinical privileges.

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