Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Responsible for providing direct and indirect care to assigned Senior TLC participants in a clinic, home, or community-based model of care in Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln Counties. This job applies advanced knowledge/clinical skills necessary to assess/manage the healthcare of chronically ill, geriatric participants in the Senior TLC (STLC) program. Primary Care Provider (PCP) reports directly to the Medical Director and indirectly to the Center Manager. Works under direct supervision of the Medical Director as described in the NP-MD Collaborative Practice Agreement. May serve as temporary substitute Medical Director if unexpected absence occurs.

Responsibilities

• Supports Senior TLC’s mission to encourage and support the quality of life of seniors wishing to continue living in the community; its vision to be the preferred provider of individualized care for seniors in the community; and its values of respect, integrity, accountability, compatible goals, and compassionate care.
• Performs health histories, physical exams, and patient teaching.
• Orders, interprets, and follows up on lab tests and results.
• Performs selected procedures and documents care orally and in writing.
• Initiates emergency measures as indicated.
• Recognizes abnormalities that justify immediate referral for intervention by others.
• Facilitates participant primary care management in conjunction with physician staff as is reflective of the PACE Model.
• Initiates, evaluates, reviews, and changes orders for selected medications and diagnostic studies/treatments within attending physician approved protocols.
• Completes medication reconciliations on a ppt’s admission to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF and reconciles medications at SNF per STLC standard protocol