Advanced Practice Clinician

JOB TITLE: Advanced Practice Clinician (APC)

Supervisor: Medical Director

Status: Part-time

Salary: Starting at $61.07/hr

Location: Fulton, MI

Posting Ends: 11/01/2025 9:00AM

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the administrative and clinical supervision of the Medical Director, the Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) is responsible for the delivery of professional medical care in an ambulatory outpatient multidisciplinary environment. The APC may provide services at any of the three service sites of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi community. Services are offered to American Indians and Alaskan Natives, the employees of the NHBP government and its entities, and other individuals as specified by Tribal Council. The APC will provide primary care, occupational health, and urgent care services to a diverse community of patients ranging in age from infant to elder. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, the APC will fulfill the mission of the NHBP Health and Human Services Department, participate in quality improvement activities consistent with patient centered medical home principles, and will assist in achieving the strategic priorities of NHBP within the scope of responsibilities of the position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi reserves the right to change, amend, add, delete and otherwise assign any and all duties, responsibilities, and positions titles as it deems necessary to meet the needs of the government. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.

• Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic tests for screening and diagnosing, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies.

• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.

• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.

• Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.

• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.

• Performs usual primary care procedures as delineated in the medical staff privileging process.

• Provides counseling, guidance and health education to patients, families and groups.

• Works in collaboration with the available resources, including nursing, behavioral health, community health, social services, case management, etc. to develop a patient centered care plan.

• Maintains health records in accordance with established policy.

• Assists in the review of clinical protocols and clinic administrative practices within the HHS Department.

• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.

• Complies with accepted standards of care, confidentiality and privacy laws, and policies and procedures of the NHBP in performing duties.

• Participates in clinical team conferences, quality assurance, planning, and other types of meetings or activities designed to review, improve, enhance or expand services.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending formal continuing medical education programs, participating in performance improvement activities, and doing self-study activities such as reading medical journals or online medical education resources.

• Maintains certification by nationally recognized bodies by completing required continuing education credits, taking required examinations, and completing any other activities required for maintenance of certification.

• Maintains licensure in the State of Michigan by attending approved continuing education activities and maintains DEA licensure.

• Coordinates leave and continuing education requests with the Clinical Manager and the other medical providers well in advance to ensure adequate coverage of clinic service hours.

• Maintains appropriate and healthy working relationships with staff, patients, and community members.

• Represents the NHBP clinics and staff in a positive manner, within the community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

An applicant's education, training and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the ability to successfully perform each of the essential functions. The requirements listed below are generally representative of the education, experience, and skills and/or ability required to enable one to successfully perform the essential functions associated with his position:

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant studies from an accredited school of Physician Assistants or Master's Degree in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, from an accredited school of Graduate Nursing.

• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or one of the nationally recognized Nurse Practitioner Certification Boards.

• Valid license to practice as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner by the State of Michigan, with no exclusions or sanctions.

• Possess or will obtain upon hire a federal DEA license.

• The ability to work within a collaborative prescriptive agreement with a licensed medical physician and to work collaboratively with patients' primary care providers.

• Must maintain a valid driver's license with good driving record; GSA certifiable.

• Must be able to travel,

• Must be able to adjust schedule as needed or required.

• Must be able to successfully pass NHBP's background check and drug screen consisting of a hair sample.

• Ability to competently utilize an electronic medical record for documentation of patient care.

• Basic technical proficiency in digital communication, internet searching, and generating documents electronically.

• Desire to understand, gain knowledge, and appreciate the Native American culture and customs.

• Ability to follow the NHBP Code of Ethics.

• Ability to comprehend and abide by Tribal, State, Federal and other relevant regulations and policies.

• Demonstrated understanding of HIPAA and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

• Proven organizational and time-management skills, the ability to be a self-starter and self-directed.

• Excellent problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team.

• Capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment with capacity to change priorities quickly.

• Must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Ability to maintain good working relationships with tribal members, co-workers and the general public.

• Professional demeanor and appearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of experience as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with experience in primary care, occupational health or urgent care.

• Previous experience providing medical care within a Tribal Community.

• Previous experience providing pediatric care.

• Understanding of patient centered care model.

SECURITY SENSITIVE

This position contains information that is security sensitive and thereby subject to additional provisions. All information obtained will be protected under IHS/HIPAA policy rules and regulations.

INDIAN PREFERENCE

Tribal preference will be applied in accordance with the NHBP Indian Preference in Employment Code which requires that preference in employment be afforded to NHBP members, spouse/parents of NHBP members and Native Americans who meet the minimum qualifications and can successfully perform the essential functions for the position.

Fair Employment Practices Code (FEPC)

All applicants are subject to a comprehensive background check and must pass a drug screen.

NHBP does not recognize the use of recreational or medical marijuana.