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

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