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  About Us: Arizona Liver Health (ALH) is dedicated to driving high standards of care and advancing medical innovation through leading clinical trials, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance, and generating high-quality clinical data. Our network of multiphase, multitherapeutic research, standard of care, and VEN Centers sites is staffed by skilled providers, research, clinic, pharmacy, and patient outreach professionals. ALH operates state-of-the-art facilities and programs to meet the evolving needs of clinical research and overall patient treatment.   Job Summary: Arizona Liver Health and is looking for qualified candidates for their Clinic APP position in Tucson, AZ. Successful candidates are Nurse Practitioners (NPs) or Physician Assistants (PAs) who have previous experience with gastroenterology (GI) and/or hepatology. The Clinic APP plays a crucial role in driving and expanding the organization's ability to provide innovative patient care for those affected by liver disease. Title:  Clinic Advanced Practice Provider APP (Tucson) Status:  Full-time, Exempt (Clinic Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm) Salary: $110,000 - $155,000 per year; depending on experience Please note: the top of the salary range is reserved for highly experienced APPs with proven specialty experience in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. Essential job functions/duties Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Responsible for performing patient evaluations, consults, and review of pretreatment for standard of care patients as well clinical research patients   Educating patients on therapeutic options through available liver clinical trials onsite   Performs specialized procedure(s) and works with MD on patient diagnosis   Counseling patients and their families, as well as collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for physician's assistants or nurse practitioners   Primary point of contact and assumes responsibilities for managing the care for patients Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required Proficient in use of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive as well as practice’s EMR system (eCW)   Excellent verbal and written communication skills   Strong ability to identify issues with “quietly unhappy” patients   Refers patients appropriately   Demonstrates awareness of quality-of-care metrics and regularly meets them   Solid interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with peers, coworker, and patients    Solid interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with peers, coworker, and patients    Ability to provide patient care with minimal supervision   Ability to perform in-clinic procedures (such as fibroscans) independently   Autonomous in call-rotation   Ability to diagnose and make treatment decisions for patients   At least one (1) year experience working in a clinic or hospital setting as an NP or PA, 3+ years experience preferred Additional Preferred Qualifications:  Bilingual (Spanish-speaking)   Ability to problem solve with systems and processes   Leadership skills   Commitment to earning additional certifications/professional titles outside scope of work   Ability to resourceful and consults resources before asking others for instruction   Previous outpatient hepatology/gastroenterology experience as an NP or a PA preferred   Experience in completing fibroscans for patients preferred   Education and/or credentials and trainings required Bachelor's Degree in Nurs