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Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Primary Care - Home Visit Model
COPE Health SolutionsSacramento, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Dec 2024
💰 $135,000/yr
About the role
The Nurse Practitioner will provide oversight to the Community Health Worker (CHW) team and evaluate and approve assessments completed by the CHW team. This role will provide holistic and quality care to members enrolled in managed care plans. This includes closing any identified open care gaps, Health Risk Social Needs gaps and re-engaging members with primary care services and support to improve member quality of life and decrease total cost of care. If you enjoy working in a collaborative environment and with all aspects of patient care, please share your past related experience along with your application. FLSA StatusExemptSalary Range$135,000 - $200,000Reports ToSenior Vice President & PrincipalDirect Reports(5) Community Health Workers, (1) Patient Care NavigatorLocationLos Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Northern CA, Monterey, Merced, Sacramento, Ventura CA, (hybrid)TravelUp to 60%Work TypeRegularScheduleFull-Time Position Description:
Qualifications:
Working knowledge of the following required:
- Work effectively with individuals and families to assist them in solving physical, mental and social health problems.
- Work in collaboration with physician practice leaders.
- Work effectively as a leader of a health team.
- Speak and write effectively including the preparation of clear and concise reports.
- Recognize social problems which affect health.
- Instruct in the prevention of disease, good health practices, and the health care of an ill or injured person.
- Construct and interpret a medical history, perform a physical assessment, evaluate patient behavior, perform and interpret selected laboratory tests, identify problems and develop and implement treatment plans for patients.
- Maintain effective working relationships with other departments and agencies and the community.
- Consult effectively with physicians and allied health personnel to improve total care outcome for the patient.
- Provide health promotion, prevention, and treatments to patients.
- Prescribe medications when needed to ensure patient health and well-being.
- Ensure complete and accurate documentation of patient information and treatments for patient charts and medical records.
- Use comprehensive knowledge to assess patients by diagnosing diseases, disorders, or conditions.
- Present professional guidance to other health professionals and working autonomously with other interdisciplinary health care professionals.
- Initiate health care treatment for health care management, therapeutic interventions, and prescribing medication.
- Effectively communicate with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.
- Lead team of MAs, CHW and Care Navigators.
- Work with providers to close quality care gaps for referred clients.
Qualifications:
- Licensed in the state of California as a Nurse Practitioner or licensed in the state of California as a Physician Assistant.
- Holds National Board Certification.
- Graduate from accredited Masters or Doctoral Program.
- New graduate applicants welcome, preferred at least 1-3 years prior hands-on work experience in healthcare management and patient care with reflective salary for more experienced providers.
- Strong experience in patient care assessment and working with providers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
- Bilingual abilities required (including but not limited to Spanish, Chinese, Creole)
- Willingness to travel throughout assigned county.
Working knowledge of the following required:
- Timely and accurate documentation of day-to-day activities in designated technology platform.
- Adaptable to new technologies and software.
- Proficiency in EMR system(s), Outlook and data entry experie
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