Field Advanced Practice Provider

Responsibilities

• Provides services in home settings to provide care to patients
• Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions
• Gathers history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed and then develops and implements treatment plans
• 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
• Maintains patient medical records and medical 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
• 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

Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing clinical care plans for adult patients with chronic conditions, while effectively coordinating with interdisciplinary teams and maintaining compliance with medical documentation standards. Proficient in patient education regarding medication management and health maintenance.