Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Internal Medicine Clinic

UP Health System – Portage in Hancock, Michigan invites qualified Advanced Practice Providers to join our Internal Medicine clinic team. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to be considered.

Hancock, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is a community that brings together small-town values, rich history, and a four-season wonderland for outdoor enthusiasts — without long commute times or congested highways. Come thrive in an environment rich in natural beauty, local history, the arts and economic well-being. 

Essential Functions:
•    Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors and coworkers.
•    Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all who come through our door seeking health related services.
•    Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination.
•    Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions, including use of prescriptive authority and referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
•    Documents patient care performed, assessments made, and orders given.
•    Oversees, directs and supports on site laboratory, x-rays, injections, and collections for direct access services, if applicable.
•    Provide counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
•    Provide care in the context of promoting age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision making, and the right to self-determination.
•    Working environment subject to varying fast paced conditions during peak seasons.
•    Maintains clinical core competency.

Position Requirements:
Master’s degree required
Current MI Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant licensure required
Annual influenza vaccination or declination required

Position Details:
1.0 FTE (full-time, 40 hours per week)
Day shift, weekdays only
8 hour shift
On-call rotation