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Job Highlights:

SSM Health Dean Medical Group, a 500+ physician, multi-specialty clinic is actively recruiting an Advanced Practitioner (0.8 -1.0 FTE) to join our busy Urgent Care department at the East Clinic- Madison, WI location. The department is open Monday through Friday 7am – 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am – 5pm. Prior experience in Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine or Family Medicine is preferred. The candidate for this position should be comfortable diagnosing and treating children and adults with minor to complex medical problems as well as be experienced in laceration repair and acute fracture care (splinting).

Opportunity Highlights:

• Full-time position with competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible scheduling
• Fast pace work environment
• Great team work and support staff
• No call rotation

When patients need treatment for minor injuries and illness, but their doctor is not available, SSM Health urgent care services has them covered. Our urgent care locations combine easy-to-access services with our well-known standards for delivering the best care. Plus, using a health care clinic like urgent care can help you save patients the time and cost related to an emergency room visit.

The Community

Madison, population 225,000, consistently ranks as one of the top places in the country to live, work, go to school, play and raise a family. Home to the State Capitol and University of Wisconsin, Madison offers residents a stimulating civic, political and educational environment. Boasting an outstanding public school system, Madison has 30 elementary, 12 middle and 5 high schools. More than 180 public, governmental and special libraries are available for additional learning.

Residents also enjoy an endless variety of music, dance, theater, visual and literary arts, including five museums exhibiting art, history, and science collections. Shoppers and diners enjoy an eclectic mix of independent stores and restaurants celebrating cultures from around the globe.

SSM Health Dean Medical Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attends initially to a patient in any setting to obtain a personal medical history, perform an appropriate physical examination, and record and present pertinent data concerning the patient, including all screenings and diagnostics, in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.
• Performs, or assists in performing, routine diagnostic studies as appropriate for the specific practice setting.
• Performs routine therapeutic procedures, including, but not limited to; injections immunizations; suturing and care of wounds; application and removal of splints or cast; and oral medications.
• Instructs and counsels patients on physical and mental health, including diet, disease, normal growth and development.
• Depending upon specialty of practice, assists the physicians in the hospital by making patient rounds, recording patient progress notes, compiling and recording discharge summaries, and accurately writing and executing orders under the supervision of a physician and with physician co-signature as required.
• Reflecting specialty of practice, abides by the bylaws, advanced practice provider guidelines, and other hospital regulations concerning clinical privileges, rules of conduct, parking regulations, and no solicitation. Does not participate in any activity that is not approved by hospital credentialing. Adheres to policies on “physician extenders” and “supervision of advanced practice providers in the hospital setting."
• Assists in the delivery of medical care to the patient by reviewing and monitoring treatment and the therapy plans.
• Performs independently evaluative and treatment procedures necessary to provide an appropriate response to life-threatening emergency situation.
• Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community health care facilities, agencies, and resources.
• Issues written prescriptions orders for drugs under the supervision of the physician.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in a health care related field and advanced certifications

EXPERIENCE

• One year healthcare experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

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