Advanced Practice Provider Gastroenterology

Overview

ST. CHARLES MEDICAL GROUP

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ADVANCE PRACTICE PROVIDER-Gastroenterology

TITLE: SCMG Advanced Practice Provider - Gastroenterology

REPORTS TO POSITION: Clinical Division Director Surgery, SCMG

DEPARTMENT: SCMG Gastroenterology

DATE LAST REVIEWED: August 4, 2025

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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: St. Charles Gastroenterology Services will employ Advanced Practice Providers with varying levels of experience as well as MDs board certified in Gastroenterology. There are community gastroenterologist and occasionally locums doing contracted work with the team as well.

POSITION OVERVIEW: Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) under the general supervision of the Clinical Division Director and direct supervision of a designated physician, provides medical and appropriate outpatient care to patients. Such care includes evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and documentation of each care encounter. APPs will assist GI MDs by providing inpatient consults and rounding on department patients. Coordinates medical, ancillary, nursing, and other services.

Monitor patients  on-going care plan and refer them to other departments based on their assessment of patients  progress and condition.

Work schedule: APP will work a minimum of 40 hours per week with a minimum of 36 hours patient contact time. Scheduled days may vary depending on clinic operating days and hours.

Call expectation: APP will be expected to participate in the clinic call rotation shared equally by all providers in the designated call group to include evenings, weekends, and holidays. This is scheduled in coordination with other providers in the call group.

Essential Functions and Duties:

• The Gastroenterology APP will work primarily in an outpatient setting with both adult and pediatric patients, generally 16 years and older.
• Obtains pertinent medical history and appropriate physical evaluations.
• Orders and interprets pertinent lab and/or x-ray studies and conveys the information obtained to the supervising Physician in a meaningful way.
• Performs and documents preprocedural and preadmission histories and physicals as well as discharge summaries.
• Facilitates referrals to community health facilities, agencies, and resources.
• Recognizes medical emergencies and initiates evaluative and treatment procedures necessary in life-threatening situations and immediately reports to supervising physicians.
• Interpret and report on diagnostic tests in a timely manner in compliance with St Charles defined Standards. This should not exceed 72 hours for Urgent and 7 days for Routine diagnostics.
• Support the delivery, measurement and improvement of quality health measures as identified by SCMG.
• Consults with the physicians, nursing staff, and technicians to evaluate standards of patient care provided and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Completes clinical records in a timely manner fostering good communication between the health care providers and providing for continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Prescribes medications within the scope of their practice and Oregon law.
• Performs procedures within the scope of their practice and the law, under the direction of the supervising physician.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient, and accurate.

• Document all patient care within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and complete all necessary tasks in compliance with health system policies and regulatory agencies to ensure timely and accurate billing.
• Be familiar with the ST Charles organization structure.
• Participate in St Charles physicians meetings and assist in policy and clinical practice guidelines formation for St Charles and Physicians practice.
• Keep medical knowledge and skills current through regular CME activity. Must attest to having adequate CME to meet maintenance of board certification and compliance with MSO rules and continuing privileges without restriction.
• Keep all licenses and appropriate certifications current and unrestricted.
• Maintain active privileges at a St. Charles Health System hospital sufficient to permit performance of job duties.

• Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients, and guests. Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Delivers first-rate customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, and is timely, efficient and accurate, and courteous.
• Educates, counsels, and assists patients and families regarding current health problems, health…