Field Advanced Practice Provider
| Company | Elevance Health |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, Bethesda, MD, USA |
| Salary | $113064 – $169596 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Requires an MS in Nursing.
- Requires current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in applicable state(s).
- Possession of DEA registration or eligibility required.
- CPR certification required.
Responsibilities
- Provides services in home settings to provide care to patients.
- Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions (e.g., co-morbid medical and mental health diagnoses, limited personal resources, chronic medical conditions.).
- Gathers history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed, and then develops and implements treatment plans given the patient’s goals of care and current conditions.
- Meets the patient’s and family’s physical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the company’s inter-disciplinary team.
- Educates patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illness progression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation and prevention.
- Maintains contact with other clinical team members, patients’ other physicians and patients’ other medical providers to coordinate optimal care and resources for the patient and his or her family in a timely basis and consistent with state regulations and company health standards and policy.
- Maintains patient medical records and medical documentation consistent with state regulations and company standards and policy.
- Participates in continuing education as required by state.
- Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 years of experience in home-based services, complex care cases, and hospice and/or palliative care preferred.
- Bedside hospital, oncology, emergency room (ER) or intensive care unit (ICU) experience highly preferred.
- Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
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