Advanced Practice Provider-Family Medicine

Job Description:

Nurse Practitioner -Physician Assistant, Primary Care (House Calls)

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.

About this role:

As a Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant, Primary Care (House Calls) you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience.  In this role you will provide primary care using your personal vehicles to patient homes throughout Las Vegas. Use of critical thinking skills and strong communication skills are needed.

The role of healthcare providers in outpatient settings, particularly in Las Vegas at Intermountain Health, involves a comprehensive approach to patient care. The focus on senior patients highlights the importance of personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs. Each day, providers conduct six in-home visits alongside one virtual consultation, ensuring accessibility and continuity of care for Medicare patients.

This model not only addresses the immediate health concerns of patients but also fosters a supportive environment conducive to long-term wellness. The outpatient setting allows for a manageable caseload that prioritizes quality over quantity, facilitating thorough assessments and interventions. Such an approach is essential for optimizing patient outcomes within the constraints of modern healthcare systems.

This position includes a $5,000 sign-on bonus, or $7,500 in relocation assistance, and a travel stipend of $12,000. 

Essential Functions

• Conduct primary care patient visits in the home setting
• Experience with treating patients with multiple co-morbidities by assessing existing conditions; diagnosing new conditions and formulating plans of care.
• Write referrals, renew medications, order diagnostics and manage results.
• Advanced directive and advanced life care planning activities are a priority in this position.
• Position Details:
  • Work Schedule: 4 days a week / 7AM-6PM
  • Average Daily Patient Census: 6/day senior population and some younger patients who are medically disabled and on Medicare supplemental programs.
  • No Call

How we'll support you:

We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development.  Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package .

What you’ll bring:

• APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
• Certificate of completion from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and or Physician Assistant Program.
• At least two years experience practicing as an N.P. or P.A in the primary care setting.  Will consider experience in other care settings with experience caring for senior patients. Must have valid driver’s license and insurance
• Must be comfortable conducting home visits with medically complex patients
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
• We are not able to accept candidates requiring Visa sponsorship at this time

About us:

Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west. 

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us.  Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain!

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes