Physician Assistant Hospital Medicine Lead Opportunity
Company: Trinity Health
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
IHA is seeking a full-time, experienced Physician Assistant to
join the Hospitalist program as Lead Advanced Practice Professional
(APP) located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.The Lead APP of IHA, Hospital
Medicine - Ann Arbor, is charged with leading the hospitalist
advanced practice team at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor (SJMAA). The
Lead APP will report to the IHA Site Medical Director (SMD). In
addition, the person will coordinate with the Division Head of
Hospital Medicine (DH), the Practice Manager of Hospital Medicine,
and SJMAA leadership to guide the APP service in providing quality
patient care and service to both internal and external
customers.The Lead APP will support the Trinity Health IHA Medical
Group, the Hospital, Division Head, and the Hospital medicine
Division in the following:
- Promotes professional growth, development, and successful
performance of all Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice
Professionals.
- Actively supports recruitment and orientation of new
Hospitalist APPs.
- Provides oversight for the timely and equitable completion and
distribution of Hospitalist APP work schedules.
- Attend monthly hospitalist team leadership meetings, monthly
hospitalist meetings, monthly night provider meetings, and works
with the Practice Manager to coordinate quarterly APP
meetings.
- Provides guidance, mentoring, and coaching in conjunction with
the essential job functions as identified in the IHA Hospitalist
APP position description.
- Collaboratively designs, implements, and monitors clinical
processes and helps build clinical teams with clear roles and
expectations that support the delivery of outstanding patient
care.
- Acts as liaison between hospitalist APP group, hospital
leadership and Trinity Health IHA Medical Group leadership.
- Demonstrates the value of IHA Hospitalist APP program to SJMH,
and Trinity Health IHA Medical Group leadership.
- Directly communicates effectively and in a timely manner with
Hospitalist APPs to continually update, engage, and educate the
hospitalist APP team.
- Manages program operations in coordination with SMD, DH and
Practice Manager of Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, Hospital
Medicine to build APP schedule to ensure service is fully
staffed.
- Supervises the overall activities of the Advance Practice
Professionals on all the inpatient internal medicine services.
- Conducts biannual provider performance evaluations, periodic
coaching sessions, orientation programs, and improvement/teaching
plans designed to maximize providers potential.
- Conducts disciplinary actions, attendance review, provides
feedback to APP staff.
- In collaboration with the Practice Manager, coordinate APP
student schedules.
- Reviews patient complaints and adverse event reports (related
to APPs) generated through reporting system, performs chart reviews
when asked by DH, and shares with providers and IHA hospitalist
leadership.
- Meet regularly with leadership of STAT RN/RRT
meeting.Organizational expectations:
- Creates a positive, professional, service-oriented work
environment for staff, patients, and family members by supporting
the IHA CARES mission and core values statement.
- Must be able to work effectively as a member of the leadership
team.
- Successfully completes IHAs The Customer training and adheres
to IHAs standard of promptly providing a high level of service and
respect to internal or external customers.
- Maintains knowledge of and complies with IHA standards,
policies and procedures, including IHAs Employee Handbook.
- Maintains strict patient and employee confidentiality in
compliance with IHA and HIPAA guidelines.
- Serves as a role model, by demonstrating exceptional ability
and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities.
Embraces new ideas and respect cultural differences.
- Uses resources efficiently.
- If applicable, responsible for ongoing professional development
- maintains appropriate licensure/certification and continuing
education credentials, participates in available learning
opportunities.Interested candidates must have three years of
clinical experience in the inpatient setting with preferred prior
experience in a leadership capacity; be board certified; and hold a
valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of
Michigan; position is dependent upon successful credentialing at
SJMAA. Membership in Society of Hospital Medicine is also
required.We are seeking an APP with strong personal communication
skills, an appreciation of (or willingness to learn about)
financial issues, and a strategic orientation towards customer
service are prerequisites for success. In addition, an orientation
towards collaboratively problem solving by including providers and
staff in efforts to continually improve all areas of quality.This
is an excellent opportunity for an experienced APP to join a
growing, high quality, multi-specialty group practice. RECRUITMENT
PACKAGEAn excellent compensation and benefits package is available
for the right candidate including:
- Competitive base rate and compensation plan
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Benefits; 403b, 457
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Profession Malpractice Coverage with Tail Coverage
Keywords: Trinity Health, Midland , Physician Assistant Hospital Medicine Lead Opportunity, Healthcare , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...