Nurse Practitioner - Florida (Full-Time Contractor)

Nurse Practitioner- Florida (Full-time Contractor)

Job summary:

The Nurse Practitioner for CareBridge is a key member of the clinical team and is responsible for providing primary and urgent health care primarily via telehealth modalities to patients who receive Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) through state Medicaid programs. The Provider works closely with the family, natural supports, paid caregivers, specialty, and primary care physicians to provide virtual and occasional in-person care, aimed at ensuring patients receive the necessary care to keep them home.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews and reconciles medications each visit
• Participates in on-call coverage for patient care.
• Addresses Advance Care Planning proactively; identifies surrogate decision maker (POA, Health Proxy, etc.).
• Maintains excellent punctuality and attendance during work hours.
• Prescribes medication, adjusts dosages, discontinues medications as appropriate
• Manages medication therapy effectively:
  • Reviews and reconciles medications each visit
  • Avoids high-risk medications
  • Prescribes medication, adjusts dosages, discontinues medications as appropriate
  • Simplifies medication regimen for improved adherence and safety
• Addresses recommended preventive and quality measures; acts to close or facilitate potential care gaps
• Completes unplanned, urgent, and/or emergent contacts as needed to meet patient needs.
• Perform follow up and check in with patients to monitors chronic conditions to minimize exacerbations or treat in place.
• Participates in clinical case conferences.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Provide compassionate care to diverse patients and their families.
• Manages patient's medical care as appropriate including:
  • Orders and monitors of diagnostics including laboratory studies, radiological studies, etc.
  • Refers to appropriate specialists or community services, i.e. Therapy, DME
  • Addresses recommended preventive and quality measures; acts to close or facilitate potential care gaps
  • Identifies, assesses, diagnoses, treats acute changes of condition
• Deliver cost-effective, high-quality care to patients.
• Orders and monitors of diagnostics including laboratory studies, radiological studies, etc.
• Adjusts visit frequency and schedule based upon patient needs.
• Documents all patient encounters (in-home and telephonic) per documentation standards.
• Simplifies medication regimen for improved adherence and safety
• Working full-time days for 2 months to complete FL 3008 forms for at least 10 members/day
• Avoids high-risk medications
• Thrive as a member of the interdisciplinary team and facilitate the continuum of care.
• Provides effective patient education using the Teach Back technique.
• Communicates effectively with entire care team including the patient's community primary care provider and health plan care/service coordinator.
• Refers to appropriate specialists or community services, i.e. Therapy, DME
• Identifies, assesses, diagnoses, treats acute changes of condition
• Manage the care of individuals with a multitude of health problems ranging from primary care to urgent care issues.

Qualifications:

• Credentialed in adult, family, or geriatric care Has active DEA license
• Working knowledge of computers and ability to document effectively and efficiently in an electronic system
• Preference for: Developmental Disabilities Nurse certification
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to patients homes in Florida
• Two or more years of practice experience of adult and chronic conditions
• Preference given to NPs with active DEA, NPI and Medicaid #
• A current valid driver's license
• Holds active, unencumbered Advanced Practice license in Florida with Florida Medicaid
• Experience in care of adult, chronically ill patients

Those who thrive at CareBridge tend to possess these qualities:

• Must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
• A sense of humor and a down-to-earth nature.
• An entrepreneurial spirit. Must be a tenacious self-starter.
• Flexible and adaptable to a constantly changing workload.

Employment Type: Full-Time

About

CareBridge is a provider of technology and services that assist payers and states in caring for patients with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. CareBridge's services include 24/7-member support, benefit management, electronic visit verification (EVV) and data aggregation. CareBridge is led by a team of healthcare service and technology veterans and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.