Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Interdisciplinary Team to complete key assessment sections, contribute to care planning, and support service determination requests.
• Actively build relationships with participants and manage an ongoing panel with continuity, accountability, and heart.
• Initiate, evaluate, review, and update medication and treatment orders (including diagnostic studies) with required approval.
• Assess, initiate, and coordinate day-to-day care under supervision—keeping participants stable, supported, and progressing toward goals.
• Document participant interactions, assessments, and next steps in the EMR within established center timeframes.
• Make referrals, request consults, and ensure follow-through with approval—helping participants navigate complex systems with ease.
• Perform histories and physicals, provide participant education, and support informed decision-making at every step.
• Order, interpret, and follow up on lab tests and results—closing loops and acting quickly when needed.
• Perform selected procedures within scope and support high-quality, efficient care delivery.
• Recognize abnormalities, respond with clinical judgment, and escalate concerns to ensure participant safety.
• Work closely with behavioral health, pharmacy, and other care partners to ensure wraparound, whole-person care.
• Evaluate and treat participants in the center, at home, virtually, in SNFs, and other settings—delivering care across the continuum.
• Facilitate advance care planning discussions with participants and caregivers with empathy and clarity.
• Document chronic conditions through HCC capture to reflect true clinical complexity and support appropriate care planning.
• Provide on-call coverage as needed, supporting timely guidance and continuity for participants.

Qualifications & Experience

• Lead with mission: Energized by serving high-risk seniors and frail older adults; bring empathy and purpose to work.
• Practice with proven NP experience: 2+ years of experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner, ideally in settings serving medically complex and/or geriatric patients.
• Bring strong clinical depth: Hands-on experience caring for complex and older adult populations, comfortable navigating multiple chronic conditions.
• Communicate with clarity and warmth: Confident communicator building trust quickly with participants, caregivers, and teammates.
• Thrive with autonomy and teamwork: Can lead independently, make sound clinical decisions, and collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team.
• Grounded RN foundation: 2 years of RN experience supporting medically complex populations prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner.
• Licensed and ready to practice: Active, unrestricted California NP license (and California RN license, as applicable) and current CPR certification.
• Strong educational preparation: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and hold a Master’s degree from an accredited NP (or PA) program.
• Credentialed for full-scope practice: Nurse Practitioner certificate with prescriptive authority, current on evidence-based standards.
• Geriatrics-informed and outcomes-driven: Up-to-date knowledge of chronic care and geriatric best practices, commitment to continuous learning.
• Bilingual skills are a plus: English required; Spanish preferred to better support the communities we serve.
• Mobile and community-ready: Valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation, good driving record, and auto insurance as required by state law.