Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

The Nurse Practitioner focuses on providing general care to patients of all ages and attend to the patient’s needs with utmost patience, care, compassion and understanding. 100% of the position is travel spent going to patient's residence and providing treatment. A company vehicle will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct in-home assessments and evaluation to certify home health care, check vitals, including past medical history, review of symptoms, physical examination and medication review.

• Obtain consents at the time of visit and submit to intake team within 24 hours

• Complete EMR documentation within 24 hours of patient visit

• Review current condition of patient and determine treatment option and initiate plan of care

• Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities, as needed

• Write prescription and order for medical tests (as appropriate)

• Provide patient education

• Provides consistent reasonable and prudent practice of advanced nursing

• Participate in bi-annual ride-along with Medical Director for practitioner and process improvement evaluation

• Communication between NP and scheduling office will be emailed, signed, or documented for all patients.

• Discuss any issues or concerns with Medical Director

• Dress must be professional, i.e. clean scrubs, clean lab coat, and name tag displayed.

• Demonstrate promptness, courteousness, and professional demeanor

• Report patient issues immediately. NPs are not required to be in an atmosphere where they do not feel safe or respected.

• Annual performance review with Medical Director

• Attendance required at Nurse Practitioner provider meetings

Required Qualifications

• Holds current license with Texas Board of Nursing

• Holds current Basic Life Support certification

• Ability to obtain DEA licensure

• EMR experience

• Certification from either the ANCC, AANP or AACN as Adult, Geriatric, Family or Acute Care NP

• 1+ year of clinical experience in highest level of education OR 3+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse in Acute Care, ED, Home Health or Hospice experience.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate, collaborate, problem-solve, organize, and plan

• Ability to build rapport with patients

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to spend at least 1 hour with patient in their home, which may be in remote areas

• Comply with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)

• Ability to lift 20 pound bag in and out of car and to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations

• Driver’s license required, good driving record; transportation coordinated after approximately 90 days.

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS certification

• Experience in Gerontology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine and/or Endocrinology

• Home care or home visit experience

• Excellent administrative and organizational skills and the ability to effectively communicate with patients and their family members (as appropriate)

• Computer literate and able to navigate using Global Positioning System (GPS)