Description

Primary Accountability

Functions collaboratively with the Provider, the Health Center Manager, and the Director of Operations to care for all patients compassionately. 

Description of Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides efficient and effective patient care according to adopted clinical standards relevant to the appropriate scope of licensure and certification.
• Meets established peer review outcomes.
• Meets daily productivity targets.

1. Pediatric: 22 patients per 8-hour day
2. Family Practice: 20 patients per 8-hour day
3. Internal Medicine: 18 patients per 8-hour day

• Meets patient satisfaction expectations.
• Meets coding documentation standards in EHR.
• Has received no relevant clinical concerns within the Safety Zone Portal.
• Engages fully in InterCare’s PCMH service delivery model.
• Strives to achieve UDS expected outcome measures and Meaningful Use requirements.
• Completes inbox/PAQ items within designated timeframe.
• Participates constructively as a clinical team member.
• Communicates readily with InterCare’s CEO and CMO on matters of shared concern and provides input on pending matters upon request.
• Meets staff satisfaction expectations.
• Participates in share of call schedule responsibilities.
• Communicates openly with partners and site manager regarding call schedules, time off requests, and related coverage issues.
• Regularly all attends provider, site, and assigned committee meetings as appropriate.
• Reads and responds to emails in a timely manner as outlined in policy.
• Engages in practice improvement initiatives.
• Participates in emergency response efforts upon request.

Requirements

Description of Primary Attributes

General Development:

• Displays compassionate, ethical and professional demeanor.
• Consistently strives to develop the leadership attributes identified by InterCare’s Provider Success Profile.
• Maintains a positive leadership presence in the clinic setting.
• Participates constructively in meetings and as part of a team.
• Maintains informative and cooperative working relationships with InterCare staff and colleagues.

Professional and Technical Knowledge:

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse or physician assistant in Michigan, as applicable: specialty certification as a nurse practitioner, and continued certification.
• DEA and Controlled Substances Certification/license
• All other LIP credentialing and privileging requirements and maintaining a minimum of BLS certification.
• Thorough working knowledge of prevailing standards of care, InterCare’s clinical guidelines, patient care policies and procedures, and applicable accreditation and PCMH standards.
• Thorough working knowledge of medical coding and documentation requirements.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrates proficiency in Electronic Health Record.
• Demonstrates the ability to use and respond to email on a regular basis.
• Demonstrates the ability to use other InterCare desktop tools including incident reporting, eLearning system, and ITAC.

Communication Skills:

• Possesses a professional level of written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear, effective manner.
• Possesses excellent cross cultural communication skills and the ability to communicate professionally to patients, perspective employees, vendors, business associates and staff members at all levels.

Physical Demands

Job duties are performed in the typical office environment of the organization. The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following:

• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, frequently sit, and lift up to 25 lbs
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, reach with arms & hands, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and manipulate (using keyboard, office equipment)
• Visual acuity to use keyboard, operate office equipment, and read printed material and regularly required to talk and hear

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

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