Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - APPDay Shift (United States of America)
Job Title: Physician's Assistant/Nurse Practitioner
Job Code: 4020
Department: Medical Group - Inpatient Rehabilitation and Consults
FLSA Class: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Reporting Relationship: Reports to MFB Medical Group Manager
Schedule: Saturday - Tuesday, 10 hr. shifts
Mary Free Bed Summary
We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.
Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes.The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care
Mission Statement
Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.
Employment Value Proposition
At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:
Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.
Age Specific Responsibility
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
Summary
As an employee of the Mary Free Bed Medical Group (MFBMG), and working as a representative of this physician group, the MFBMG APP works in coordination with the physicians within the MFBMG to:
Provide timely response to acute care hospital consultations
Screen patients for appropriateness of inpatient admission to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital using the MFB admission criteria
Communicate with the consulting physician and report the decision of the physician to the patient, family members, and the discharge planner from the referring hospital
Complete admission assessments, history and physical documentation, and admission orders for new admissions for physicians within the MFBMG, within approved PA protocols.
Assist with daily physician rounding, patient/family education and collaborating with the nursing and therapy staff to respond to patient care needs when these occur.
Assist with discharge planning and completion of discharge summaries in collaboration with the physician.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
For MFBMG Consults: Assures the timely and efficient response to consultations for the rehabilitation physician. Obtains and prepares relevant information for the physician to review. Communicates the decision of the MFBMG physician to the patient, family, and discharge planner from the referring hospital in a clear and positive manner. Working with the MFBMG physician, completes medical record documentation in accordance with referring hospital's policies and procedures.
Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all referral's sources, MFB employees, consulting physicians, and MFBMG physicians and staff. Facilitates professional communication with each employee of the referring hospital, MFB, and the MFBMG. Demonstrates excellent customer service standards and behaviors. Encourages, coaches, and monitors teamwork and direct communication with co-workers. Deals discreetly and sensitively with confidential information.
Monitors customer satisfaction and facilitates problem solving with the MFBMG physicians, patients and families, and referral sources. Encourages a culture of personal accountability, solution-seeking behavior, mutual respect, open communication, openness to change, enthusiasm, and pride.
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field of PM&R by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related conferences, seminars, and other related activities. Maintains the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for all responsibilities. Completes required training and education, including department specific requirements.
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Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.
