APP – Geriatric Trauma Injury Consult Service

Benefis is one of Montanas largest and premier health systems and we are committed to providing excellent care for all healing body mind and spirit. At Benefis we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation state-of-the-art facilities and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System in Great Falls Montana is looking for an advanced practice provider to provide specialized care to older adults 65 admitted with acute medical conditions following traumatic injury emphasizing geriatric assessment addressing functional decline and complex care needs interdisciplinary coordination and safe transitions of care.

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments including functional status cognitive screening frailty evaluation fall risk and polypharmacy review.
• Develop and adjust individualized inpatient care plans based on geriatric principles and patient goals
• Partner with medical teams to manage acute medical conditions common in older adults and optimize management of chronic diseases such as diabetes hypertension CKD dementia and osteoporosis.
• Provide delirium prevention management and education including nonpharmacologic strategies and safe medication use
• Review medications ensuring careful attention to renal dosing drug interactions and deprescribing when appropriate in coordination with primary care teams and pharmacy
• Order interpret and integrate diagnostic tests (labs imaging EKGs) into patient care plans when appropriate
• Prepare patients and families for safe discharge including education followup planning and coordination with outpatient providers or skilled nursing facilities.
• Collaborate closely with hospitalists specialists nursing PT/OT case management social work and palliative care.

Additional Information

• General schedule is Monday Friday 8:00 am 5:00 pm
• 5 years experience in inpatient medicine geriatrics or acute care with ability to manage complex medical needs in a fast-paced collaborative environment trauma service experience strongly preferred
• Strong competency in diagnostic reasoning geriatric syndromes and ability to have respectful interdisciplinary communication
• AdultGerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or AdultGerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP) preferred but other degrees will be considered based on experience
• Desire to grow and expand services based on patient needs and program evolution

Why we stand out

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
• Stand alone financially stable not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20 year tenure
• Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery pulmonology neurology endocrinology rheumatology advanced gastroenterology cardiothoracic and more!
• Patient focused quality community and regional medical care
• Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families receive care that is culturally sensitive respectful and supportive of their unique needs and traditions.
• International airport with direct flights to: DEN SLC SEA ORDLASand PHX

How we support you

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salariesproductivity and performance bonuses
• 33 dayspaid time off (28 daysPTO 5 days CME)
• Relocationassistance
• Annual $5000 CME $1000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match
• Paid malpractice tail
• Providerwellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montanas base camp for art and adventure with a city population of70000 and a draw of over275000 peoplein north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons experience mildwintersand enjoy blue skies over300 daysper year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family with nationally ranked public schoolsendless activitiestwo accredited colleges a brand-new nursing schoola biomedical rural health research instituteand anewnot-for-profit medical the Missouri River a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include campingbackpackinghikingbikinghorseback riding water and snow skiing rock and ice climbing boating paddle boarding kayaking off-road motor sports and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally in 2023 Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020 Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health Systemis one of Montanas largest tertiary centers holding a level IItrauma are proud to be a standalone financially stable community health system with strong dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana in addition to being awarded Beckers Best PlacesToWork in Healthcarefor 7years.Benefis covers ¼ of the states land mass an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provideadvancedcare for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support includingneurosurgery cardiothoracic and vascularadvanced gastroenterologya regional cancer institute andastate-of-the-artemergencytraumadepartment with a dedicated air ambulance program including fixed and rotor wing.

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