Job Summary :

The role of ICC Clinical Coordinator is to support the Assistant Director and Clinical Manager in administrative duties, as well as functionally support and extend the role of the Physician by providing patient-focused evaluation and communication.

At all times, the Physician Assistant will function in accordance with the applicable articles of Indiana Code regulating the practice of the Physician Assistant. As changes to Indiana Code are advanced, the Physician Assistant will comply with those requirements as well. Under current Medical Staff Rules and Regulations, all medical record entries and/or orders written by the Physician Assistant require later Physician authentication. Additionally, all patients must be seen and evaluated by the physician of record at least once every 24 hours (inpatient only). A Physician will directly supervise procedures unless competency and Physician approval is documented.

Job Description

Essential responsibilities:

Clinical:

• Actively evaluating and treating patients in the urgent care setting

• Precepting students (including onboarding and scheduling)

• Training/orienting new providers

Non-Clinical:

1. Assist Director and Clinical manager with recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new providers

• Conduct interviews, help make hiring decisions, attend provider onboarding meetings, collaborate with med staff office to schedule and ensure new provider has all requirements completed prior to start date (SARS reqs, collab agreement, education/certifications, epic training, etc), attend new hire lunch at the hospital, schedule orientation shifts, review policies

2. Orient new providers to the unit and train them during orientation shifts

3. Manage the schedule for all providers in the ICC

• Create and maintain schedule template

• Approve vacation requests

• Create and maintain the holiday schedule

• Handle provider call ins, EDO, and attendance logs

• Approve Provider Timecards

4. Collaborate with the Medical Director/Collaborating physicians to:

• Monitor overall care and clinical practice carried out at the ICC facilities

• Provide guidance in quality of care and safety in the workplace environment

• Identify and develop needed treatment guidelines and recommendations; distribute these guidelines and recommendations to staff/providers

• Provide ongoing education to the ICC providers

5. Assist Director and Clinical Manager with:

• Recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of staff

• Input regarding performance evaluations for providers and staff

• PTO approvals

• Supply ordering/management

• Sending out communications to providers and staff

• Obtaining, maintaining, and tracking operation related data such as census, staffing, transfers, LWBS encounters, POC testing and positivity rates

• Developing new tools, procedures, and processes to enhance efficiency, workflow, and quality of patient care, as well as help support providers/staff

• Developing, implementing, and updating policies and procedures as needed to support the department and hospital

6. Other duties:

• Schedule, plan, and conduct quarterly provider meetings and other departmental meetings

• Manage provider billing errors

• Attend committee meetings such as APP Council, ER/UC Committee (when the Medical Director is unavailable to attend), General Medical Staff meetings, Outpatient Clinical Review Committee, Medicine Specialty Committee.

• Attend and actively participate in ICC leadership meetings on a regular basis

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education and Experience Required: 

1.Graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant Program.

2. Must maintain required continuing medical education

3. Previous work experience as a Physician Assistant is preferred.

Mandatory Licensure/Certifications: 

1. Certification from the National Commission of Physician Assistants.

2. Licensed to practice in Indiana.

Work Shift :

4th Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40