What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner (In-Home Visits) position at Altais?
Job Description
Job Description
About Our Company
At Altais, we're looking for bold and curious innovators who share our passion for enabling better health care experiences and revolutionizing the healthcare system for physicians, patients, and the clinical community. At Altais, we’re building breakthrough clinical support tools, technology, and services to let doctors do what they do best : care for people. We invite you to join our growing passionate team as we change the game for the future of healthcare and enable the experience that people need and deserve. Altais family of companies include : Brown & Toland Physicians, Family Care Specialists and Altais Medical Groups.
About Your Team
Are you looking to build your working with a high performing, fast growing and dynamic Clinical team? We are 4,000 physicians, working in over 40 cities throughout California, caring for more than 500,000 patients. If you are passionate about reshaping healthcare and want to work for a mission driven organization where new ideas and innovation are valued, then we would like to meet you.
You will work in the San Francisco Bay Area, conducting in-home visits and provide high-quality, ethical patient care that follows evidence-based medicine within the primary care scope of practice. Patient cases include moderate to complex care, under minimal supervision of other physicians. We are looking for those trained and skilled in comprehensive first contact and continuing care for persons with diagnosed and undiagnosed signs, symptoms, or health concerns not limited by problem origin (biological, behavioral, or social), organ system, or diagnosis.
About Your Work :
As a Nurse Practitioner, you will assess and evaluate the health care needs of patients. You will provide health care services that requires possession of advanced knowledge and skills and the exercise of a high degree of clinical judgment in primary and complex care.
The NP also :
- Performs Comprehensive Health Assessments of patients in person and via telehealth. Uses patient centered care concepts to manage acute and chronic conditions, as well as preventative care, within the full scope of clinical practice.
- Utilizes excellent communication skills to ensure continuity of care for the patient, which includes regular communication and co-management of care with Primary Care Provider, Specialists and Allied Health Providers.
- Identifies actual or potential health risks based upon observation of physiological and / or behavioral data and responds appropriately.
- Formulates concise problem lists based on clinical findings.
- Formulates a complete, concise, and clear plan including follow up care.
- Provides and evaluates patient care according to protocols and quality assurance program criteria.
- Submits and follows up on timely referrals for needed preventative care including labs and radiology, and addresses all aspects of a comprehensive evaluation including, but not limited to, Medication Review, Reconciliation Post Discharge, Transition of Care, Care for Older Adults, Meaningful use, Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health, Advance Care Planning, and Patient Experience.
- Captures HEDIS Quality Gaps during appointments including Diabetes, Cancer Screenings, Nephropathy, and Statins.
- Collaborates with HCC Coders on clinical documentation review before submission of chart for claim and diagnoses accuracy.
- Maintains a general knowledge of diagnoses codes and supporting documentation required.
Additional Requirements
The Skills, Experience & Education You Bring
You Share our Mission & Values
Altais values the contribution each Team Member brings to our organization. Final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on several factors, including, but not limited to education and experience within the job or the industry. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this job description. Additional pay may be determined for those candidates that exceed these specified qualifications and requirements. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs.
The anticipated pay range for this role is listed in our salary posting for transparency but may vary based on factors including the candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.
Altais and its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information you provide to us. Please refer to our ‘CPRA Privacy Notice for California Employees and Applicants’ to learn how we collect and process your personal information when you apply for a role with us.
Physical Requirements : Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office / deskwork – Activity level : Sedentary, frequency most of workday.
External hires must pass a background check / drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and / or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
