Field Advanced Practice Provider - NP - Metro Detroit Suburbs

Work location – Field

This field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands‑on engagement.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The successful hire will be a Michigan licensed Nurse Practitioner and will provide in‑home and virtual remote palliative care in the Metro Detroit suburbs area. Hours are 8 am–5 pm and visits are clustered by area.

The Field Advanced Practice Provider – NP – Metro Detroit Suburbs is responsible for collaborating with company physicians, the patient’s other physicians and providers, and their family members to develop complex plans of care in accordance with the patient’s health status and overall goals and values. Provides clinical and non-clinical support to patients in palliative care within a designated territory.

• Provides services in home settings to care for patients.
• Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions (e.g., comorbid medical and mental health diagnoses, limited personal resources, chronic medical conditions).
• Gathers history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed and then develops and implements treatment plans given the patient’s goals of care and current conditions.
• Meets the patient’s and family’s physical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the company’s inter‑disciplinary team.
• Educates patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illness progression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation and prevention.
• Maintains contact with other clinical team members, patients’ other physicians and patients’ other medical providers to coordinate optimal care and resources for the patient and his or her family in a timely basis and consistent with state regulations and company health standards and policy.
• Maintains patient medical records and documentation consistent with state regulations and company standards and policy.
• Participates in continuing education as required by state.
• Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.

• Requires an MS in Nursing.
• Requires current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in applicable state(s).
• Possession of DEA registration or eligibility required.
• CPR certification required.

• Two (2) years of experience in home‑based services, complex care cases, and hospice and/or palliative care preferred.
• Bedside hospital, oncology, emergency room (ER) or intensive care unit (ICU) experience highly preferred. Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
• For Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.
• Travel may be required.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

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