Field Nurse Practitioner; Pocatello

Field Nurse Practitioner (Pocatello, )

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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 for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptoms; works within an environment of limited resources and therefore uses diagnostic tests judiciously and appropriately.
• Understands when a member's needs are beyond their scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is needed.
• 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 any 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; drives beyond 120 miles as part of extended mileage may be required on special project days. Special projects may include an overnight hotel stay.
• Obtains and maintains cross‑state license in other states besides home state based on business need.
• Collaborates with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best practices to 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.
• On occasion, 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 one of the following organizations:
  American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Current state‑issued license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). License must be active and unrestricted in state of practice.
• Prescriber Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license with authority to prescribe per state qualifications. License must be active and unrestricted in 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 – working with diverse populations, various personalities and personal situations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision…