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FFCHC Urgent Care Clinic – Advanced Practice Provider

Opening in Traverse City, MI

| PRN |

GENERAL SUMMARY

We are looking for a PRN Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work at Foster Family Urgent Care in Traverse City. Our team includes physicians, advanced practice providers, registered nurses, medical assistants, radiology technicians, and nurse assistants who work together to care for patients in the community. Our clinic is open every day of the year from 9am – 8pm. During a 12-hour shift, the PRN provider can expect to see around thirty or more patients, depending on the season.

We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of how to evaluate, diagnose, and treat common injuries and illnesses. You must be comfortable working in a busy environment and skilled in performing basic in-office procedures. You will care for patients of all ages.

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS

+ Education / Training:

+ Physician Assistant:

+ A Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants) accredited institution or PA Certificate Program.

+ Certification as a Physician Assistant by the AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants)

+ Licensure as a Physician Assistant by the State of Michigan

+ Nurse Practitioner:

+ Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan

+ Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner with the American Nurses Association

+ Work Experience:

+ Previous experience in urgent care or emergency department is desirable.

+ Certification, Licensure, Registration:

+ Board eligible/certified to practice in the State of Michigan.

+ Current BCLS certification required. ACLS certification preferred.

Candidate must apply for and be granted appropriate clinical privileges through MMC’s normal credentialing processes before rendering services.

ABOUT MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER

Munson Medical Center – the regional referral center for all northern Michigan – has earned a national reputation for top quality care. The 442-bed hospital offers the only verified Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, nationally recognized cardiac care provided at the Webber Heart Center, advanced oncology services in the leading-edge Cowell Family Cancer Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, heart and cancer research programs, a robust teaching hospital for residents, interns, medical students, and nursing students, and a stellar orthopedics program. Munson Medical Center has served Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties since 1915, with a long history and heritage of keeping patients at the center of all they do.

ABOUT TRAVERSE CITY

Located along the coast of Lake Michigan, Traverse City offers a rare opportunity. In between nature and water, you will find communities connected by both where something is always happening. The region boasts beautiful scenery, year-round activities and safe, family-friendly communities with excellent public, private and parochial schools.

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COMMUNITY

As a non-profit healthcare system, Munson Healthcare provides more than $60 million annually (https://www.munsonhealthcare.org/grayling-hospital/about-us/community-benefit-grayling)  in:

+ Community Education

+ Free, discounted, and unreimbursed healthcare services

+ Healthcare programs

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.