Wound- Grand Rapids, MI- Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner bei umhealthwest

Wound- Grand Rapids, MI- Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner

Requisition #: req11172

Shift:

FTE status: 0.5

On-call:

Weekends:

Wound Center – GrandRapids, MI – PA/NP

University of Michigan Health-West is seeking a part-time, boardeligible/board certified, Wound Center Advanced Practice Provider (PhysicianAssistant, Nurse Practitioner). High caliber, quality focused, innovative providersshould apply to join our employed sub-specialized team to expand and providecare to local communities.

Candidate will also need to coordinate and collaborate with amultidisciplinary team to ensure a positive experience for all patients,families, and staff.

MISSION, VISION,VALUES and CUSTOMER PROMISE

MISSION: We are relentlessly advancing health to serve West Michigan.
VISION: Our innovations change care. Our care changes lives.
VALUES: Our values reflect our heritage and the legacy of all we’ve accomplished in the past and will build in the future. Caring, innovation, inclusion, integrity, teamwork
CUSTOMER PROMISE: I will bring compassion and excellence to everything that I do.

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS:

Ability to work closely with a partnering team of specialists encompassing 37+ specialty care and hospital-based service lines
UMHW uses a team-based approach to health care and APP’s are critical members of the team
The focus of this position is to provide high-quality care directly to patients both inpatient and outpatient
Performs comprehensive evaluation and examination
Orders, conducts, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests
Assistance with recovery includes infectious disease management, nutritional management, physical and occupational therapy, pain management and many more advanced procedures.
Provider exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to adult patients. This may include managing patients with complex, acute, critical, and chronic health conditions
Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available, including educating eligible patients about appropriate clinical research studies and technologies.
Assesses the patient’s ability to navigate the increasingly complex healthcare continuum, assists in identifying potential barriers to timely and appropriate health care, and develops plan of care to overcome such barriers
Health system employed medical group model, offering a highly market competitive compensation plan
Malpractice coverage

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OFMICHIGAN HEALTH-WEST:

University of MichiganHealth-West serves more than 250,000 patients annually from across WestMichigan – and beyond. In addition to a 208-bed hospital and Level IITrauma Center, which provides a comprehensive suite of inpatient and outpatienthealthcare services, University of Michigan Health-West has a growing number ofneighborhood outpatient centers and offices throughout West Michigan. TheUniversity of Michigan Health Partners group aims to provide an innovativeculture of inclusion and diversity in the work setting; along with aprogressive work-life integration focus to achieve the best possible patientoutcomes. Medical education is a key cornerstone to our continued innovation atUMHW, offering seven different residency programs and one fellowship program toover 80 learners. With more than 500 physicians on staff, University ofMichigan Health-West provides a strategic roadmap of growth in all areas of theintegrated healthcare system. Specifically, continued growth in our Heart andVascular care, Neurosciences, Cancer Care and Orthopedics; partnered withcontinued growth of a very strong primary care team has allowed UMHW to becomethe premier healthcare institution in the region and a regional referral centerfor care. Ranked as one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” inWest Michigan and the nation, a modern medical group governance structure allows UMHW to bestdrive quality and clinical outcomes, experience and innovation, technology,finance, operations, and compensation. UMHP/UMH-West is proud to serve adiverse patient population; with that, the ideal candidate for this positionwould have experience working with culturally diverse patients and be fluent inany of the following languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Nepali andBosnian.

COMMUNITY FEATURES:

University of Michigan affiliated hospital system
Located in beautiful West Michigan15 minutes from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Approximately 35 minutes from Lake Michigan
Safest City in Michigan – Wallet Hub
Michigan’s second largest city with a population of 1.4 million
Regional growth of 2.1% outpacing national averages.
#1 Best places to raise a family in the United States – Rocket Homes
#3 Best Business Climate – Business Facilities
#11 Most affordable place to live in the United States – US News and World Report
#16 Best places to live in the United States – US News and World Report
#18 Best places to live in the US for quality of life – US News and World Report
Beer City, USA
Top 20 U.S. Foodie City
Within 25 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline home to many cozy beach towns
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the second largest airport in Michigan and the 86th largest airport nationally, serving more than 2 million passengers annually.
Increased diversity more than half of the past decade’s population growth can be attributed to diverse groups.
Grand Rapids is headquarters to many national and multi-national companies including Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth, Alticor (formerly Amway), Wolverine Worldwide, Meijer and Zondervan
Affordable housing in both suburban and rural settings
Supportive and diverse community with highly ranked public and private schools