Advanced Practice Provider Gastroenterology

Overview

ST. CHARLES MEDICAL GROUP

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ADVANCE PRACTICE PROVIDER-Gastroenterology

TITLE: SCMG Advanced Practice Provider - Gastroenterology

REPORTS TO: Clinical Division Director Surgery, SCMG

DEPARTMENT: SCMG Gastroenterology

DATE LAST REVIEWED: August 4, 2025

OUR VISION: Creating Americas healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

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 gastroenterologists and occasionally locums doing contracted work with the team as well.

Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) under the general supervision of the Clinical Division Director and direct supervision of a designated physician provide medical and outpatient care to patients, including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and documentation of each care encounter. APPs assist GI MDs by providing inpatient consults and rounding on department patients. They coordinate medical, ancillary, nursing, and other services; monitor patients  ongoing care plans and refer to other departments as appropriate based on 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 participate in the clinic call rotation shared equally by all providers in the designated call group, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, scheduled in coordination with other providers.

Clinical expectations:

• 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 performs appropriate physical evaluations.

• Orders and interprets pertinent lab and/or imaging studies and conveys information to the supervising Physician meaningfully.

• 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 in life-threatening situations; reports to supervising physicians.

• Interprets and reports diagnostic tests in a timely manner per St. Charles standards (not to exceed 72 hours for Urgent and 7 days for Routine diagnostics).

• Supports quality health measures as identified by SCMG.

• Consults with physicians, nursing staff, and technicians to evaluate patient care standards and recommends improvements.

• Completes clinical records promptly to ensure continuity of care.

• Prescribes medications within scope of practice and Oregon law.

• Performs procedures within scope of practice and law under the direction of the supervising physician.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Delivers patient care/service promptly, efficiently, and accurately to promote goodwill.

Administrative expectations:

• Document all patient care in the EMR and complete tasks in compliance with policies 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 guideline formation.

• Keep medical knowledge current through regular CME; attest to CME adequacy to meet board certification and compliance with MSO rules and continuing privileges.

• Maintain active and unrestricted licenses and certifications.

• Maintain active privileges at a St. Charles Health System hospital.

• Participates in creating a healing environment that supports patients and caregivers.

• Provides a safe environment and conducts activities with professionalism and confidentiality.

• Delivers excellent customer service and patient care in a timely and courteous manner.

• Educates and counsels patients and families on health problems and preventive care.

• Provides a therapeutic presence, listens actively,…