What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position at Mercyhealth?
Overview
Provides general medical care and treatment to patients in medical facility such as clinic, health center, or public health agency, under direction of Physician, by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Opportunity:
- Collaborate with experienced physicians and two other advance practice providers
- Work includes both outpatient and inpatient
- Collaborate in the clinic setting managing patient care
- Inpatient consults, rounding on patients in the hospital during daytime clinic hours
- M-F work week, no call – great for work/life balance!
Qualifications:
- Ability to work well independently and under pressure.
- Strong communication/interpretive and analytical skills.
- A high level of independent judgment and ability to handle empowerment for independent action.
- Ability to pass the Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check and/or Illinois Health Care Worker's Background Check.
Experience/Licensure:
- Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program/Physician Assistant Program
- Obtain CME experience as required for re-certification
- Hold valid state license and CME credits for license renewal
- Current DEA number
- Other certifications as required
Compensation:
- Highly competitive compensation
- Sign-on bonus
- CME allowance
- Robust and comprehensive benefit package
Mercyhealth:
Mercyhealth is a vertically integrated health care system in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois with approximately 800 physicians, 8,000 employees, 7 hospitals, 80 ambulatory locations; pharmacies, DME, Home Health, and an insurance company. We continue to grow and looking forward to opening our new Crystal Lake Hospital early in 2023! We are large, but treat our physicians and employees as family
Community:Janesville is a mid-sized city offering a safe, family-oriented community with excellent schools and abundant recreational opportunities. Janesville is Wisconsin's Park Place, with over 2,500 acres of beautiful parks. The community also offers live theatre and unique shopping and dining. Janesville is on the interstate corridor providing easy access to metro areas and international airports.