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
Requirements
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