Field Nurse Practitioner (Boston, MA)

About the role

Provides screening, preventive primary care and medical care services to members primarily in non-clinical settings where members feel most comfortable, including in-home, community and nursing facilities and pop-up clinics. Strives to ensure member progress toward desired outcomes and contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care.

Responsibilities

• Provides general medical care and care coordination to various and/or specific patient member populations – adult, women's health, pediatric, and geriatric
• Performs comprehensive evaluations including history and physical exams for gaps in care and preventive assessments
• Addresses both chronic and acute primary care complaints, and demonstrates ability to ascertain medical urgency
• Establishes and documents reasonable medical diagnoses
• Seeks specialty consultation as appropriate
• Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptoms; works within an environment of limited resources and therefore uses diagnostic tests judiciously and appropriately
• Understands when a member's needs are beyond their scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is needed
• Creates and implements a medical plan of care
• Schedules appointments for visits when appropriate
• Provides post-discharge coordination to reduce hospital readmission rates and emergency room utilization
• Performs face-to-face in-person visits in a variety of settings including in-home, skilled nursing facilities, and public locations
• Performs face-to-face visits via alternative modalities based on business need, leadership direction and state regulations
• Orders bulk laboratory orders to target specific member populations
• Performs alternating on-call coverage to triage any urgent lab results and pharmacy inquiries and develops appropriate plans of care
• Participates in community-based pop-up clinics to build relationships with communities, and address gaps in health care
• Drives up to 120 miles a day on a regular basis to a variety of locations within the assigned region; drives beyond 120 miles as part of extended mileage may be required on special project days (may include an overnight hotel stay)
• Obtains and maintains cross-state license in other states besides home state based on business need
• Collaborates with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best practices to perform work duties efficiently and effectively
• Actively participates in regional meetings
• May prescribe medications and perform procedures as appropriate
• Performs timely medical records documentation in electronic medical record (EMR) computer system
• On occasion, may be required to walk flights of stairs while carrying up to 50 lbs. of equipment
• Engages in practices constituting the practice of medicine in collaboration with and under the medical direction and supervision of a licensed physician to the degree required by state laws
• Local travel required (based upon state/contractual requirements)

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience as a nurse practitioner, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Active and unrestricted national certification from one of the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Current state-issued license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP); license must be active and unrestricted in state of practice
• Prescriber Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license with authority to prescribe per state qualifications; license must be active and unrestricted in state of practice
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Valid and unrestricted driver's license, reliable transportation, and adequate auto insurance for job related travel requirements
• Ability to work within a variety of settings and adjust style as needed - working with diverse populations, various personalities and personal situations
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-motivation
• Responsive in all forms of communication
• Ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships
• Excellent time-management and prioritization skills; ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to change
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency, and electronic medical record (EMR) experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a registered nurse or nurse practitioner in a home health, community health or public health setting
• Experience in home health as a licensed clinician, especially in management of chronic conditions
• Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic barriers to health care
• Immunization and point of care testing skills
• Bilingual

Pay

$101,721 - $198,356 / ANNUAL

Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.