Field Nurse Practitioner; Galesburg, IL

Field Nurse Practitioner (Galesburg, IL)

Provides screening, preventive primary care and medical care services to members - primarily in non-clinical settings where members feel most comfortable, including in-home, community and nursing facilities and “pop up” clinics. Strives to ensure member progress toward desired outcomes and contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost‑effective member care.

• Provides general medical care and care coordination to various and/or specific patient member populations – adult, women’s health, pediatric, and geriatric.
• Performs comprehensive evaluations including history and physical exams for gaps in care and preventive assessments.
• Addresses both chronic and acute primary care complaints, and demonstrates ability to ascertain medical urgency.
• Establishes and documents reasonable medical diagnoses.
• Seeks specialty consultation as appropriate.
• Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing; uses diagnostic tests judiciously in a limited‑resource environment.
Understands when a member’s needs are beyond their scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is required.
• Creates and implements a medical plan of care.
• Schedules appointments for visits when appropriate.
• Provides post‑discharge coordination to reduce hospital readmission rates and emergency room utilization.
• Performs face‑to‑face in‑person visits in a variety of settings including in‑home, skilled nursing facilities, and public locations.
• Performs face‑to‑face visits via alternative modalities based on business need, leadership direction and state regulations.
• Orders bulk laboratory orders to target specific member populations.
• Performs alternating on‑call coverage to triage urgent lab results and pharmacy inquiries and develops appropriate plans of care.
• Participates in community‑based “pop up” clinics to build relationships with communities and address gaps in health care.
• Drives up to 120 miles a day on a regular basis to a variety of locations within the assigned region; may drive beyond 120 miles for special projects, which may include an overnight hotel stay.
• Obtains and maintains cross‑state licenses as business needs arise.
• Collaborates with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best practices and perform work duties efficiently and effectively.
• Actively participates in regional meetings.
• May prescribe medications and perform procedures as appropriate.
• Performs timely medical records documentation in electronic medical record (EMR) computer system.
• May be required to walk flights of stairs while carrying up to 50 lbs. of equipment.
• Engages in practices constituting the practice of medicine in collaboration with and under the medical direction and supervision of a licensed physician to the degree required by state laws.
• Local travel required (based upon state/contractual requirements).

• At least 1 year of experience as a nurse practitioner, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Active and unrestricted national certification from AANP or ANCC.
• Current state‑issued license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP); license must be active and unrestricted in the state of practice.
• Prescriber Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license with authority to prescribe per state qualifications; license must be active and unrestricted in the state of practice.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Valid and unrestricted driver’s license, reliable transportation and adequate auto insurance for job‑related travel requirements.
• Ability to work within a variety of settings and adjust style as needed while working with diverse populations, personalities and personal situations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate self‑motivation.
• Responsive in all forms of communication.
• Ability to remain calm in high‑pressure situations.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.
• Excellent time‑management and prioritization skills; ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to change.
• Excellent problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills.
• Strong verbal and written…