Job Description

Job Summary:

Within an outpatient ambulatory practice setting, within the context of a clinical care team and a Patient Centered Medical Home Residency practice, provide full spectrum ambulatory care including, but not limited to, chronic disease management, acute and “urgent” care, and wellness and preventative care for adult and pediatric patients. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) evaluates, assesses, diagnosis, prescribes and educates patients regarding their particular illness or chronic disease. The position provides high quality primary care to all patients, evaluate and treat acute and chronic problems for the patient population, complete histories, thorough assessments and physical examinations on all patients with accurate and complete documentation reflected in medical records and collaborates and communicates with other departments and colleagues, such as the pharmacy, to ensure optimal patient care, including via telehealth appointments.

Full Time Clinical Position = 1 cFTE: 8 “4 hour sessions” or 32 clinical contact hours/week and two half day sessions (8 hours)/week dedicated to completion of medical records, laboratory result management, and communication with patients. Clinical time includes responsibilities in patient care, clinic functioning and student precepting.

Examples of Work Performed

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

Clinical Care

Provide quality, accessible, cost-effective primary care for patients served by various DFM sites as designated. Provide direct patient care for acute care patients who require/request same-day appointments. Maintain a small continuity panel of patients.
Collaborate as appropriate with medical staff in the care of complex patients.
Interact with other health professionals to create guidelines and coordinate patient care.
Collaborate with other team members in chronic disease management and patient care management.
Participate in phone call system for after-hours issues.
Provide quality care for other populations as assigned.
Support and collaborate with medical, nursing and office staff.
Teaching

Provide teaching experiences for students (pre-med, medical, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner) as requested. Participate in the education and training of residents as requested and appropriate for clinical site.
Assist in the coordination of patient health education/self-management support.
Provide input into staff and interdisciplinary education as needed.
Disseminate information to health care professionals about health care issues.
Research

May participate in clinical research and other scholarly activities appropriate to the academic rank.
Initiate relevant researches and disseminate ongoing research information relevant to clinical/education. environments as time and resources allow.
Quality Improvement

Participate in clinic quality improvement teams.
Serve in leadership role within the clinic or pod as designated by the medical director.
Participate in ongoing and new quality improvement projects within the clinic and in other settings as assigned.
Participate in clinic and provider meetings.