Field Nurse Practitioner (Yakima, WA)

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.
• Demonstrates ability to ascertain medical urgency and establish and document 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.
• Special projects 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).

Requirements

• 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.

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.