Advanced Practice Clinician

About the role

Join a dynamic company that is changing the way obesity care is delivered. We offer weight management, primary care, nutrition counseling, and health coaching. Our care model combines in-clinic and virtual care to bring support to patients where and when they need it.

Responsibilities

• Practice exceptional medicine within knownwell
• Serves adults for primary care, often with a focus on metabolic health, or adults for metabolic health only
• Shares a panel with MD/DO + other APCs
• Embolizes the knownwell mission and values of patient inclusivity in how you deliver care
• Collaborates with the broader care team to ensure the patient has the support they need
• Documents as necessary to ensure accurate billing, including review of remote patient monitoring data
• Communicates with patients in a timely manner through our portal for questions and concerns that have been pre-screened to necessitate a clinician response
• Serves adolescents ages 12+ for metabolic health and primary care
• Ensures panel is open to any individual, regardless of their current health status and comorbidities
• Listens to the aspirations of the patient and ensures care is tailored to the patient’s unique health journey
• Provides an environment in which patients feel comfortable and free from judgment
• Offers exceptional encouragement as patients reach their goals
• Coordinates across the collaborative care team
• Escalates any concerns to your dedicated site leadership team
• Provides clinical guidance to medical assistants and nursing teams as assigned
• Stays current with licensure and appropriate re-certifications

Requirements

• Master's degree (MSN) and certification by one of the Nurse Practitioner certifying bodies (ANCC or AANPCB) as a family nurse practitioner, or Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies and certification by the Physician Assistant certifying body (NCCPA)
• Unrestricted DEA licensure and prescribe authority (per state practice regulation)
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in an ambulatory care setting, family or internal medicine; experience in chronic condition management and weight management preferred
• If no formal training in weight management, willingness to participate in knownwell clinical education and training plan for weight management and/or pursue OMA APC certification
• Active, unrestricted license to practice in Massachusetts, or willingness to obtain
• Willingness to obtain additional licensures if needed based upon business needs
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Dedicated to staying current with the latest developments in primary care and obesity medicine
• Believes in inclusive, compassionate care
• Believes in shared decision making with a patient
• Honors the goals a patient has for their health, and partners with them to help them achieve those goals
• High emotional intelligence and knows how to make a patient feel at ease – without judgment and without shame
• Willing and excited to try new technologies that are both patient and provider oriented
• Excited to work with a collaborative team of physicians, APC’s, registered dietitians, medical assistants, health coaches, and other staff

Qualifications

• Master's degree (MSN) and certification by one of the Nurse Practitioner certifying bodies (ANCC or AANPCB) as a family nurse practitioner, or Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies and certification by the Physician Assistant certifying body (NCCPA)
• Unrestricted DEA licensure and prescribe authority (per state practice regulation)
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in an ambulatory care setting, family or internal medicine; experience in chronic condition management and weight management preferred
• If no formal training in weight management, willingness to participate in knownwell clinical education and training plan for weight management and/or pursue OMA APC certification
• Active, unrestricted license to practice in Massachusetts, or willingness to obtain
• Willingness to obtain additional licensures if needed based upon business needs
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Dedicated to staying current with the latest developments in primary care and obesity medicine
• Believes in inclusive, compassionate care
• Believes in shared decision making with a patient
• Honors the goals a patient has for their health, and partners with them to help them achieve those goals
• High emotional intelligence and knows how to make a patient feel at ease – without judgment and without shame
• Willing and excited to try new technologies that are both patient and provider oriented
• Excited to work with a collaborative team of physicians, APC’s, registered dietitians, medical assistants, health coaches, and other staff

Skills

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to stay current with the latest developments in primary care and obesity medicine
• Belief in inclusive, compassionate care
• Belief in shared decision making with a patient
• Ability to make patients feel at ease – without judgment and without shame
• Willingness to try new technologies that are both patient and provider oriented

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with company match
• Up to 20 days of PTO per year + company holidays
• Annual work from home stipend for remote employees

Pay

Competitive salary

Schedule

Monday - Friday with flexible scheduling, 32 patient contact hours minimum. Hybrid model of care. No scheduled evening/weekend responsibilities outside of phone On-Call.

Location

Needham, MA

EMR

Athena

On-Call

Phone call only, in a rotation every 7-8 weeks for one (1) week at a time. Average call volume -

Company

knownwell, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.