Advanced Practice Nurse - Emergency Room (Nights)

The Care Connections Nurse Practitioners focus on screening and preventive primary care services delivered in the home, community, and nursing facility settings. Provides needed care in the environment that patients feel most comfortable and are most receptive including home, nursing facilities, and "pop up" clinic.

The Nurse Practitioner will be required to work primarily in non-clinical settings and provide medical care to all levels of patients. adult and geriatric, pediatric, women's health).

Perform comprehensive medical assessments, order appropriate tests / procedures for diagnostic purposes, formulate treatment plans, obtain specialists' consultations as needed, and do appropriate documentations as required.

Provide general medical care and care coordination to various and / or specific patient levels - adults, women's health, pediatric, and geriatric.

Perform comprehensive evaluations including history and physical exams for gaps in care and preventative assessments

Address both chronic and acute primary care complaints, and able to ascertain medical urgency

Establish and document reasonable medical diagnoses

Order / perform pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptom; Responsible for knowing when a patient's needs are beyond their scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is needed.

Create and implements a medical plan of care

Provide post discharge coordination to reduce hospital readmission rates and emergency room utilization

Perform face-to-face in-person visits in a variety of settings including home, skilled nursing facilities, and public locations.

Order bulk laboratory orders to target specific populations of member.

Perform alternating on-call coverage to triage any urgent lab results and pharmacy inquiries and develop appropriate plan of care

Participate in community-based "Pop Up Clinics" as way of building relationship with community while addressing gaps in health care

There may be drives beyond 120 miles as part of Extended Mileage Special Project days. Special Projects may include an overnight hotel stay.

Collaborate with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best practices to perform work duties efficiently and effectively

Perform timely documentation in medical records in an electronic medical record computer system

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Master's degree in family health from accredited nursing program

Advanced computer skills. Proficient with Word, Excel, and Electronic Medical Record.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; American Nurses Credentialing Center

Current state-issued license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner

Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional certification

3-5-year experience as a Registered Nurse and / or Nurse Practitioner, ideally in a home health, community health, or public health setting

~ Previous experience in home health as a licensed clinician, especially in management of chronic conditions

~ Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic barriers to health care

~ Fluency in a language in addition to English is plus

~ Immunization and point of care testing skills

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M / F / D / V.

Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and / or skill level.