Sobre este puesto de Palliative Nurse Practitioner en Pinnacle Senior Living
I. JOB SUMMARY
The role of the mobile Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) at Finding Home DBA Big Sky Home Health & Hospice is an instrumental position supporting the organization’s mission of providing life chang- ing service. We do this by helping our patients to “Find Home” as they navigate the complex medi- cal system. All APCs at Finding Home are responsible for providing competent, cost-effective, timely and high quality health care services that are within their scope of practice.
II. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Under the supervision of the Medical Director, effectively deliver the clinical responsibilities and associated operational responsibilities of a 24/7 mobile medical clinic.
2. Maintain performance and productivity standards, operational efficiency, excellent customer service and best practice standards.
3. Treat acute and routine medical conditions via in person, telephone call or telehealth across all settings (e.g. SNF, ALF and house call visits).
4. Demonstrate critical thinking, expert care and best practice standards in the clinical decision-making process.
5. Provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing medications and treatments, providing education and evaluation of care.
6. Maintain compliance with the established standards of practice of medicine for Advanced Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant in the state of practice.
7. Document findings and actions appropriately in the patient’s medical record.
8. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
9. Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations and CME’s.
10. Maintain safe work environment for self, patient, family and staff by using appropriate PPE.
11. Work collaboratively with Finding Home team members and community partners such as ALF and SNF staff members, patient family members and home health and hospice team members.
12. Represent Finding Home in a professional manner and strive to promote a cooperative atmosphere at all times by acting with tact and diplomacy and maintaining a positive attitude.
13. Maintain professionalism at all times by being dependable, autonomous and responsible.
14. Prioritize workload and utilize work time properly and productively.
15. Be humble and possess the ability to accept criticism and/or discipline.
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III. PRODUCTIVITY:
1. All full-time providers seeing assisted living facility (ALF) and home patients will be expected to see an average of 3-8 patients per day.
2. All full-time providers seeing skilled nursing facility (SNF) and rehabilitation patients will be expected to see an average of 3-8 patients per day.
*Visit counts are an average and are provided to establish a baseline expectation. If your visits are coded to receive a higher reimbursement or are MWV, TCM visits, etc., then a lesser visit number may be acceptable. If all visits are 15 min or less follow up visits, then more visits may be required.
3. All documentation/notes need to be completed and signed within 7 days of visit.
4. Participate in on-call rotation as needed.
IV. JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must have a Master’s degree from an accredited PA or NP program, possess appropriate state licensure, prescriptive authorization, APN authorization and meet credentialing requirements.
2. Must be able to pass background check and drug test.
3. Maintain a current and valid driver’s license, have access to a reliable form of transportation and be willing to drive in various weather conditions.
4. Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
5. Ability to communicate effectively, in verbal and written form, with retail and medical partners at various levels, patients, family members, physicians and representatives of the community.
6. Sound understanding of all federal and state regulations including HIPAA and OSHA.
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.
