Clinic Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Tucson

Job Description

Arizona Liver Health is seeking a Clinic Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in Tucson, AZ. The APP will be a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) with experience in gastroenterology (GI) and/or hepatology. The Clinic APP will play a crucial role in providing innovative patient care for those affected by liver disease.Responsibilities:

• Performing patient evaluations, consults, and review of pretreatment for standard of care patients as well clinical research patients
• Educating patients on therapeutic options through available liver clinical trials onsite
• Performing specialized procedures and works with MD on patient diagnosis
• Counseling patients and their families, as well as collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for physician's assistants or nurse practitioners
• Managing the care for patients

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program from an accredited institution
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner with current RN and NP License required
• Graduate of a university program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education (ARCE) for the Physician Assistant with certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Active license to practice in Arizona
• At least one (1) year experience working in a clinic or hospital setting as an NP or PA, 3+ years experience preferred
• Proficient in use of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive as well as practice’s EMR system (eCW)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability to identify issues with “quietly unhappy” patients
• Demonstrates awareness of quality-of-care metrics and regularly meets them
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with peers, coworker, and patients
• Ability to provide patient care with minimal supervision
• Ability to perform in-clinic procedures (such as fibroscans) independently
• Autonomous in call-rotation
• Ability to diagnose and make treatment decisions for patients
• Completion of GCP and IATA trainings at hire.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision (with HSA plans and employer contribution)
• 4 weeks PTO
• Continuing Medical Education budget (CME) and time off
• 5 days Sick Time
• 7 Company Paid Holidays + 2 Half-Days
• 401K with up to 6% company match (eligible to enroll after 90 days)
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Educational Assistance