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Posted: 27-May-26
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: JOB46575
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Location
BBC Bronson Battle Creek
Title
Orthopedic Physician Assistant - Battle Creek
Orthopedic Physician Assistant Opportunity - Michigan
Bronson – Battle Creek, MI
Bronson Orthopedic Specialists is seeking a dynamic Physician Assistant to join their practice in Battle Creek, MI. Candidate will see patients in clinic and will assist surgeons in the OR. This is an outstanding opportunity to join Bronson Healthcare, a premier healthcare provider in Calhoun County. Bronson offers a competitive salary, sign-on bonus, CME stipend, malpractice coverage, generous PTO, and a comprehensive benefits package. Will share call schedule with 4 other physician assistants and enjoy a collegial work environment with a physician-led team. Prior orthopedic or surgical experience is preferred but is not required.
The Practice
The Practice currently employs 4 surgeons and 4 physician assistants who provide care to patients in the community hospital, located in Battle Creek. This is an employed position with a hospital-based orthopedic practice with three locations and staff privileges at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, a 228-bed, all-private room community hospital. Bronson Battle Creek provides a full range of outpatient and inpatient acute care including robotic surgery, world-class diagnostics, and rehabilitation services. The range of services provided by Bronson Orthopedic Specialists includes diagnostic and advanced surgical treatment options for the following:
- Hip, Hip Joint Replacement, Hip Joint Revision, Hip Resurfacing, Knee, Knee Joint Replacement, Knee Joint Revision, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma, Robotic-Assisted Knee Joint Replacement, Shoulder, Shoulder Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine.
As part of the total joint replacement program at Bronson, all patients are optimized for surgery, coordinated by our team of orthopedic nurse navigators. The program includes preoperative patient education and individualized post-operative physical therapy.
Bronson Healthcare is a locally based, locally governed health system focused on delivering excellent health care to those living in southwest Michigan. The community offers affordable real estate with city benefits and a small-town feel and demonstrates committed, continual investment in growth with area businesses, including a thriving entertainment and restaurant scene. From arts and entertainment to breweries and wineries, the community offers a wide variety of activities for families as well as individuals. Every season offers outdoor activities from golf and sailing to snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
Interested candidates please send a cover letter and CV to Megan Grimes @ grimeme@bronsonhg.org or call (269) 341-8631.
Bronson Healthcare’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging:
At Bronson, we believe all people should have full and equal access to opportunities to live healthy lives. We are committed to putting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into practice 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 a diverse workforce 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 DEI to help us live our values by showing respect, building trust and uncovering and addressing avoidable and unjust conditions that negatively impact individual health and wellbeing. We dedicate ourselves to seeing and advocating for the underserved, removing barriers to care and reducing disparities to conscientiously fulfill our mission: 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
First Shift
Time Type
Full time
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Cost Center
8154 Bronson Orthopedic Specialists (BBC)
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.
