Purpose/belief statement:

The Nurse Practitioner provides an enriched level of medical care with a goal of increasing wellness, preventing illness, and improving outcomes through early detection, wellness visits, and timely diagnosis and/or treatment. This position must function as a team member to ensure that work is accomplished, quality care is delivered, and staff/patients are educated as needed. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable to the team, the patients under his or her care, and all facilitiy/companyadministration to support and carry out the mission.

Job duties & responsibilities

• Medically manage patients in post-acute settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities, hospice, and home sites.
• Provide direct care to identified patients and manage behavioral patients and chronic disease patients by conducting assessments and re-checks, ordering tests, prescribing medications and treatment (under the supervision of the collaborating physician).
• Review lab work, test results and conduct family interviews and staff interviews to determine recommendations for care.
• Work with collaborating physician to determine appropriate treatment plans.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians, facility staff, and patient families.
• Assume a leadership role within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Identify/anticipate key health issues for residents.
• Educate nursing home staff, physicians, and administration.
• Complete required charting in a timely manner for submission to administrative office for billing within 24 hours of seeing the patient
• Ensure charge tickets are coded correctly and supported by appropriate documentation in the patient chart.
• Adhere to all quality assurance initiatives and provisions.
• Participate in regular conference calls with administrative team to discuss issues, concerns, and new information.
• Perform all other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience requirements

• Master’s in Nursing

• Active State License

• Active DEA

• 2 years experience preferred

• Nursing home experience preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of coding.

• Must be knowledgeable of Administrative practices, standards of practice and state practice acts and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.

• Must have the ability to make independent decisions.

• Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.

• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with team members in all positions.

• Must be able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc. that are necessary for providing quality care.

• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to implement them into existing practices.