Position : Home Health - Advanced Practice Provider – Full Time
Hybrid / Remote - (1-2 Days Remote) (3-4 Days In Patient Homes)
Mileage and Cell phone Reimbursement + Quarterly Bonus + Possible Relocation
- Possible overnight travel (1-2 days) 1 x month
Client is looking for skilled Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants eager for the opportunity to make a difference in patients' lives. The Advanced Practitioner at Client is a key member of an integrated Care Team, which includes a Registered Nurse and a Social Worker. The patients we serve often struggle with multiple serious diseases. Our Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants help patients improve their quality of life in the home and slow the progression of kidney disease, enabling positive health outcomes.
Using your skills in this position will allow you to deliver personalized, compassionate medical care to individuals mainly chronic illness or kidney disease. You will also be responsible for caring for patients, maintaining accurate and current patient records and scheduling, and administering follow-up appointments to patients as required. Your gifts as a healthcare professional are urgently needed. In healthcare systems, the patient has too often become secondary due to processes and incentives that don’t positively impact the patient for the long term. We strive to change that narrative by putting our patients and their quality of life at the forefront of what we do.
Roles and Responsibilities
Conducts assessments, including comprehensive annual wellness exams on patients both in the patients' home and in the virtual environmentCounsels and educates patients and families about benefits and programs available to help them live healthier livesDocuments items such as : appropriate chief complaint, all applicable diagnoses, past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment, and planResponsible for the coordination of care with primary care providers, specialists, and appropriate ancillary servicesCompletes all documentation and paperwork in a timely mannerMaintains quality of care standards as defined by the practiceThis position will not be office-based but will be remote in the state in which employed and will need to attend periodic training / meetings outside of that stateDelivers evidence-based, timely care in a manner that reduces avoidable hospitalizations, maximizes quality of life, and puts patient health and satisfaction firstPrescribes medications, orders tests, and collaborates with the patient’s Client physicianPerforms effectively, as reflected by improved patient quality outcomes, which will be measured and reported dailyFacilitates closing gaps in care by educating patients about preventive monitoring and working with physician practices to schedule diagnostic testingAssists patients with enrolling to access educational videosParticipates in the integrated care team meetingsKnowledge of disease diagnosis and preventionMakes assessments of patients' health statusDevelops treatment plansImplements plans consistent with appropriate plans of careFollows up and evaluates patients' statusOther duties as assignedPosition Requirements
Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant licenseBoard certified for appropriate licensure (NP : ANCC / AANP; PA : NCCPA)Current and unrestricted DEA certificateAbility to work without direct supervision and practice autonomouslyAccess to transportation, a valid driver's license, and car insuranceMust be proficient with medical instruments and equipment required by the workKnowledge of computer-based data management programs and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technologyAbility to communicate effectively in verbal and written form with retail and medical partners at various levels, patients, family members, physicians, and representatives of the communitySound understanding of all federal and state regulations including HIPAA and OSHA2 or more years of direct patient care requiredManaged Care / IPA / Health Plan experienceExperience conducting annual wellness visits or similar comprehensive visits virtually or in the homeBenefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurancePaid vacation and holiday time401(k) plan with matching contributions (employer match vested 100% from day 1)Pet InsuranceCompany-paid life insuranceFSA & HSA