CURRENT BRONSON EMPLOYEES - Please apply using the career worklet in Workday. This career site is for external applicants only. Love Where You Work! Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community. If you're ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience. Location BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital Title APP Trauma Surgery APP Trauma Surgery - Bronson Methodist Hospital Bronson Trauma Surgical Services has an exciting opportunity in southwest Michigan for a goal oriented, energetic Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. The practice currently consists of six surgeons and four advanced practice providers. This position will be full-time, hospital employed, with an inpatient, critical care focus, some surgical assisting, assisting with trauma resuscitations and performing bedside procedures (arterial lines, central lines, chest tube placement). Position requirements will be working up to 12 shifts per 4 week block. Rotating block scheduling includes a mix of day (7a-8p) and night (7p-8a) shifts with some weekends. Extra compensated shifts are also available to cover vacations, sick time or needs of the practice. This position also works closely with residents and students offering teaching opportunities. Experience in trauma or a critical care setting preferred. Bronson offers a competitive compensation with full comprehensive benefits, annual quality incentive bonus, sign-on bonus, generous PTO and CME, and covered malpractice. Interested candidates contact Megan Grimes at 269-341-8631 or e-mail: [email protected] Bronson, a tertiary and teaching hospital serving patients and families throughout southwest Michigan and northern Indiana, offers a full range of services from primary care to advanced critical care and is a Level I Trauma Center. With a workforce of more than 9,000, we're one of the area's largest employers and our physicians and staff are nationally recognized for many exceptional achievements in quality, safety and service: Healthgrades 2025 Top 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Healthgrades 2025 Specialty Excellence Award - Top 10% in the Nation for: * Critical Care Excellence * Gastrointestinal Care Excellence * Neurosciences Excellence * Pulmonary Excellence * Stroke Care Excellence (23'-25') Healthgrades 2024 Surgical Care Excellence Award Magnet Hospital for Nursing - 2009 - 2027 Forbes Best-in-State Employer - 2022-2024 PINC AI Top 15 Health Systems - 2023 Newsweek Greatest Workplace for Women - 2023 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For - 2023-2024 PINC AI (in partnership with Fortune): 15 Top Health Systems (2023) Located halfway between Chicago and Detroit, the area offers diverse cultural opportunities affordable real estate, major focus on education and a variety of year-round family attractions, events and festivals. Abundant natural resources, including easy access to Lake Michigan, make it the perfect choice for biking, boating and skiing. Our local area is also home to several international companies including Stryker, Pfizer and Kellogg. Bronson's Culture Statement: At Bronson, we believe all people should have full and equal access to opportunities to live healthy lives and are committed to achieving that access across our health system. We are building a culture of belonging in an environment free of prejudice, negative bias, and stereotypes for those we employ and for the communities we serve. We are striving to employ the best teams in the communities we serve to enhance the quality of care we provide and the interactions we have with our patients, families, colleagues, and communities. We have a strategic focus on living our values by showing respect, building trust, uncovering, and addressing avoidable and unjust conditions that negatively impact individual health and wellbeing. We dedicate ourselves to seeing and advocating for all, removing barriers to care, and reducing disparities to conscientiously fulfill our mission that all have full and equal access to the opportunities to live healthy lives: Together, we advance the health of our communities. Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges * Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job * Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique) * Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time. The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects. * Concurrent Clinical Management * Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients' progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care. Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team. This is accomplished by: o Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team o Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures. o Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures/evidence into clinical practice. Utilization Review: * Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting. This is accomplished by: o Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria. o Utilization Management o Facilitating timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care. Clinical Management * Evaluate and appropriately manage patients. * Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies * Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support: * Billing * Medical care * Orders * Progress Notes * Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients Shift 12 Hour Day Shift Time Type Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Cost Center 7600 Trauma Surgical Services (BMH) Agency Use Policy and Agency Submittal Disclaimer Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates ("Bronson") strictly prohibit the acceptance of unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies ("Recruiters") in response to job postings or word of mouth. Unsolicited resumes sent to any employee of Bronson by Recruiters, without both a valid written agreement with Bronson and a direct written request from the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a specific job position, will be considered the property of Bronson. Furthermore, no fees will be owed or paid to Recruiters who submit resumes for unsolicited candidates, even if those candidates are hired. This policy applies regardless of whether the Recruiter has a pre-existing agreement with Bronson. Only candidates submitted through a specific written agreement with the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a named position are eligible for fee consideration. Please take a moment to watch a brief video highlighting employment with Bronson!