This position is part of the medical staff team. This position is responsible for providing primary care services, including assessing and managing patients, following established standards of practice. This position shall be authorized to make independent decisions about advanced practice clinical needs of families, patients and medical decisions based on authorization for collaborative and supervising practice with a physician, across all settings.

We have a unique setting that is typical of rural health. We do not have quick access to specialists, so requiring PCPs to manage complex diseases for patients of all ages is common in this position.

The ideal candidate will bring a positive and caring personality, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative approach to patient care, while appreciating the rural health settings. 

This position will cover the Hospital, Rural Health Clinic, Intermediate Swing Bed (formerly LTC) and Emergency Room On-Call.

The pay range for this position is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.

Requirements for Nurse Practitioners

• Master's Degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment
• Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement
• Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice
• Eligible to provide reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid
• Full prescriptive authority
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration's (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs

Requirements for Physician Assistans

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Program
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the state of Kansas
• Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) issued by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice
• Eligible to provide reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration's (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs
• Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges

Please contact Rayna Bittel - CEO at 785-731-2231 or by email at rbittel@grisell.org for more information about this position.