Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Key Responsibilities Optimal Care Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) provide Primary Care and/or Consultative Professional Care in a variety of care settings. The Provider will function in collaboration with Physicians according to a Collaboration Arrangement. The Provider's practice will focus on caring for geriatric and seriously ill populations to assist patients and families with comfort and quality of life.

In this role you will be responsible for

• Conducting medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment
• Determining follow-up assessments according to patient needs and best practice guidelines
• Communicating significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the clinical coordinator, the physician, family, facility, and other personnel involved with patient care
• Assessing health status by obtaining relevant health and medical history
• Performing a physical exam based on the age and patient history as per the Standard Care Arrangement with a collaborating physician
• Ordering, interpreting, and evaluating laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies to assess patient’s clinical problems and healthcare needs
• Performing diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification, law, and state medical privileges
• Prescribing and monitoring medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through the appropriate State Board Agency
• Developing a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient and caregivers
• Referring patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment
• Ensuring continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas
• Providing patients and families an understanding of the diagnosis and disease progression while decreasing unnecessary emergency room and hospital visits
• Holding case conferences with families when appropriate to advance the care plan
• Meeting minimum productivity requirements based on practice standards.

• Required Qualifications
• Master’s or doctoral degree as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Current State License as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently
• Must be able to lift at least 35lbs and bear the weight of an average adult effectively
• Current and valid driver’s license
• Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage
• Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers in skilled nursing facility settings
• Demonstrates skill in practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress, and tolerance of individual lifestyles
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements, and deadlines

• Desired Qualifications
• Post-acute or Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant experience preferred
• Adult, Family, or Gerontology certification preferred
• Experience with geriatric patients preferred

Location • Office Location

• Saginaw, MI
• Main
• Service
• Area: Gaylord, Boyne City, Grayling, and surrounding areas
• This position services patients in facilities and private home settings

Hours • 8: 00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

• Pay Range $110,000—$120,000 USD Background Screening Optimal Care conducts a background screening upon acceptance of a contingent job offer.
• Background screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.
• Reasonable Accommodations We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
• Please contact us to request accommodation.
• Equal Opportunity Employer Optimal Care is an equal-opportunity employer.