Job Description

Department: 04170 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Hospitalists
Status: Full time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Hours Per Week: 40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Summary: The FLEX position was created to provide additional coverage across the system to help with staffing shortages, PTO coverage, admin time, sick leave, and demands of high census.

• Locations: HPMC, LMC, DMC, WMC, and AHWFBMC
• Schedule: 7 on, 7 off

• APP will follow early/late protocol at each specific site
• Supervising physician: must be privileged and payor enrolled at all WFB sites.
• Reporting: The Flex APP will report to the APP leader responsible for flex staffing.

Determining location/schedule

• The FLEX APP schedule will be made every 3 months with collaboration between Melissa and APP leader to help cover open shifts across all sites.
• If there are no open shifts, the APP will be scheduled to work at the site that most consistently demonstrates additional needs.
• All efforts will be made to minimize the number of different services or locations each week.
• Attention will be given to try and ensure at least 2 days in a row on a particular rounding service and less than 2 different locations in a given week.
• FLEX's schedule will be subject to change for callouts, emergencies, or high census.
• Any change will be communicated to the FLEX APP no later than 6pm the day prior.
• Swing shifts: FLEX APPs will be assigned to swing shift not to exceed 6 weeks per year.

• If scheduled to work a swing shift, APP will not be scheduled for day shift the following day.
• Wilkes coverage will receive a $100/shift incentive for coverage.

Compensation

• The FLEX APP will get a $10,000 annual stipend in monthly payments in addition to baseline salary. If the APP is not full FTE FLEX, they would receive a portion of the stipend consistent with the percent FTE they work as FLEX.

• FLEX position is created as a 1.0 FTE position and anything less than this will require approval by APP leader.
• Any additional compensation given for traveling would not apply to the FLEX APP.

Bonus

• If APPs across the system are eligible for bonuses, the FLEX APP would also have opportunity to get a bonus. Bonus would be determined by the APP manager.

• Bonuses will be based off a metric system, which incorporates professionalism and cooperation with the FLEX schedule, keeping up with communications/OPPEs/department responsibilities, and then involvement in other initiatives that can be done from a network standpoint such as serving on a committee, publishing papers, and participating in team events.

Pay Range $53.80 - $80.70
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program, Master's degree preferred

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

• Current applicable state Medical Board Medical License
• Certified by NCCPA

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: * Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.

• Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines
• Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects
• Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners
• Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure
Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Exemplary organizational skills
Willingness to perform other related duties other than those described herein
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Efficient team based care
Professionalism and customer service skills essential
Potential irregular hours and/or call
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Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health
is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names in Illinois; in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Skills Required