Nurse Practitioner to Join Urgent Care/ED in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - Marshfield Clinic Health System

Marshfield Medical Center – Dickinson is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Urgent Care/ED to join our department in Iron Mountain, Michigan. We are looking for a skilled member of the health team who provides medical and educational services to patients under the supervision/collaboration of a licensed physician. This individual will work within a cooperative department, utilizing team effort with health care providers, co-workers, and the public to provide positive patient interaction.

The Iron Mountain Emergency Department was recently renovated in 2021 and is the only ED in a large mile radius seeing just under 20K patients per year.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

For positions requiring education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, educational qualifications must be from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education and Accreditation.

Required Education: Master’s degree nurse practitioner or Physician Assistant.

Preferred/Optional: None

EXPERIENCE 

Preferred/Optional:  Two years nursing experience.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES 

The following licensure(s), certification(s), registration(s), etc., are required for this position.  Licenses with restrictions are subject to review to determine if restrictions are substantially related to the position.

Minimum Required

• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse License
• Nurse Practitioner Certification awarded by a national certifying body. 
• Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber Certification awarded by the State of Wisconsin. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) within three months of employment.  
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification awarded by the American Heart Association.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification awarded by the American Heart Association.
• Physician Assistant

Preferred/Optional: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) at time of hire.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary
  
• 4 weeks of vacation, 1 week CME
• CME annual allowance
• Health, Dental, Life, Disability, and Occurrence Based Malpractice insurance
• Relocation support
  

Marshfield Clinic Health System is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. This may qualify you for additional state and/or federal education loan forgiveness programs.

Iron Mountain, Michigan

Located in the Central Upper Peninsula, bordering Northwestern Wisconsin, Iron Mountain is tucked between endless fresh coast shorelines of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Iron Mountain has Ford Airport located in Kingsford which is serviced by Delta Air Lines and has flights daily to Detroit, Michigan and Minneapolis, Minnesota, for easy access to the rest of the world! If you prefer to drive, a 90-minute drive puts you in Green Bay, Wisconsin and a five-hour drive gets you to Chicago’s more urban lifestyle or the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Fun Fact: The Cornish Pump is the largest steam-driven pumping engine built in the USA and is housed in Iron Mountain!

Marshfield Clinic Health System physicians and staff are motivated by our mission to enrich lives. We serve more than 350,000 unique patients each year through accessible, high quality health care, research and education. With more than 1,600 providers in 170 medical specialties and subspecialties as well as over 13,000 employees in 65 clinical locations in 45 communities serving Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Marshfield Clinic Health System is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care.

The Marshfield Promise

Motivated by our mission to enrich lives, we use common values to ensure those we serve feel supported in their healthcare journey and staff and providers are actively engaged with one another. Together through our actions, we promise to deliver compassionate, safe and expert care to everyone.

The Marshfield Promise is centered around 5 core values; Patient-Centered, Trust, Teamwork, Excellence and Affordability.