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WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group Baraboo

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

The Opportunity

SSM Health Dean Medical Group is actively recruiting a full-time (1.0 fte) Advanced Practitioner to join the Family Medicine department at our Baraboo location. The Family Medicine department currently consists of 10 physicians, 6 residents, & 6 advanced practitioners.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Day hours, Monday through Friday

• Outpatient based practice with no call responsibilities

• Opportunity to perform outpatient clinical procedures if interested

• Collegial team & supportive work environment

• Opportunity to be part of a collaborative care team, and see patients independently

• Opportunity to collaborate with Baraboo Clinic Family Medicine Residency program physicians

• Opportunity to precept NP students

The Hospital

• The Baraboo Clinic is adjacent to SSM Health - St. Clare Hospital, a 27-bed facility with 24-hour, Level 3 Trauma Center with ER coverage (contracted through Madison Emergency Physicians). There is 24/7 Hospitalist coverage, full lab and pathology services, and an average of 300 deliveries/year.

• The ICU consists of 6 beds, and the hospital contracts with the UW for e-ICU telemedicine.

The Community

Baraboo, a picturesque community of just over 10,000, is nestled in the rolling hills of Sauk County in South-Central Wisconsin, and is located just 40 miles north of Madison and very close to Devil’s Lake State Park & the Wisconsin Dells area.

The region has some of the most beautiful natural geological scenery in the Midwest. Towering sandstone layered bluffs are available in abundance. Devil’s Lake State Park & Mirror Lake State Park offer nature lovers opportunities for camping, swimming, hiking, kayaking, & canoeing. Baraboo is the home of the Circus World Museum, the former headquarters & winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. The Ringling Theatre is an active landmark for the area.

For more information, contact:

Gina Haldiman - Recruiter - Physicians & Advanced Practitioners

Phone 608-250-1156

gina.haldiman@ssmhealth.com

www.joinssmhealth.com

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Summary:

In collaboration with physician colleagues, demonstrates and provides professional nursing care to patients requiring an advanced level of knowledge and management of their nursing care in both inpatient and ambulatory settings.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses patient of any age presenting for health care and obtains a personal medical history, appropriate physical examination with recording of the resulting information.

• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.

• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.

• Addresses and responds to patient and staff requests for information in a timely manner, prioritizing patient requests and urgent needs.

• Plans for patient care by making comprehensive clinical decisions based on advanced diagnostic skills and professional judgment, reviewing results of diagnostic tests and procedures, developing and implementing a treatment plan for the patient and/or family, and providing a wide range of interventions required to effect change.

• Problem solving skills demonstrated by making competent advanced clinical decisions, utilizing appropriate resources, consulting with physician, as appropriate, and involving management where necessary.

• Maintains effective methods of formal and informal communication with staff so that dissemination of information/administrative decisions are conveyed in a positive and supportive manner; motivates and supports staff to achieve department/contractual goals and operational benchmarks.

• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.

• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals. Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community healthcare facilities, agencies and resources.

• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.

• Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.

• Promotes positive health behaviors and self-care skills through education and/or counseling.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Completion of a formal post-basic education program from or formally affiliated with an accredited college, university or hospital (Before July 1, 1998) or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university (After July 1, 1998) with a concentration in the appropriate advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area.

• Board certification by a national recognized certifying board in the appropriate population focus

• Current or compact RN license in appropriate state

• Appropriate APRN license or document of recognition in appropriate state

EXPERIENCE

• One year nursing 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.

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

7000350164 Baraboo FM

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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