Nurse Practitioner AIM CPOM

Nurse Practitioner AIM CPOM Role Summary
As a Nurse Practitioner in Advanced Illness Management at Illumia, you facilitate comprehensive palliative care for patients, ensuring individualized treatment plans and effective communication with the healthcare team. Your role involves assessing patients' needs, prescribing medications, and maintaining detailed medical records while working collaboratively with physicians and care teams.
You are dedicated to providing compassionate support and improving the quality of life for patients and their families during challenging times.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Work in collaboration with the Professional Services Corporation (PSC) Physician or supervising physician, Primary Care Physician, and other palliative team members to deliver advanced illness management and palliative care by providing diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for patients referred to us.
2. Take responsibility for advanced illness management from the initial assessment through discharge. Assessment at a minimum should include disease-specific changes, decline or change in function, nutrition and/or cognition, inadequately controlled pain or other distressing symptoms, falls, infections or similar events, the impact of the disease burden on the patient's condition, caregiver, and/or family's quality of life.
3. Establish the plan of care, individualized for each patient, in consultation with the patient, family, and other members of the Advanced Illness team, to include the PCP.
4. Facilitate obtaining care for patient when a need is identified in accordance with the Plan of Care.
5. Participates in evening/weekend call as required, conducting on-call services in a clinically competent and responsive manner.
6. Prescribe medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed, in accordance with state law. Order and interpret laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests within the scope of professional practice. Order treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.
7. Communicate clinical findings to the PSC Physician as needed, but no less than bi-weekly. Re-assess effectiveness of care plan on a regular basis and modify as needed.
8. Maintain effective working relationships with supportive care team (e.g., Social Worker and RN Care Manager), as applicable, and involve team (internally and externally) when patient's care plan warrants team participation to achieve desired outcome.
9. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
10. Communicate and document clinical findings, treatment plan, and care provided in the patient's medical record in a manner consistent with acceptable standards in order to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.
11. Knowledgeable of Palliative Medicine Quality Measures collection, documentation, and reporting.

Requirements:

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Independent decision making and self-motivation.
• Working knowledge or understanding of principles of Palliative Medicine, including when a patient may be appropriate for home health or hospice care; Medicare/Medicaid regulations; and interdisciplinary process; value based and/or accountable organization requirements.
• Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of Gentiva and licensing board.
• Must be able to work efficiently with electronic medical record software.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of Masters of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing, or an equivalent as allowed under state law.
• Minimum of two years Nurse Practitioner experience.
• Nurse Practitioner specialty in Family or Adult Medicine preferred.
• Value Based Care practice experience preferred.
• Practice experience with Part B billing.
• Able to work autonomously in an Advanced Practice Role.

Licenses/Certifications/Agreements:

• Current license as a registered nurse or equivalent as required by state law for Nurse Practitioner licensure.
• Active and Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner certification/license without board actions.
• Collaborative agreement with a supervising physician, that is part of the Professional Services Corporation, that is agreeable to supervise work in advanced illness management and palliative care program, as required by state law.
• Part B Provider certification.
• Federal DEA license.
• State DEA license (if required).
• ACHPN – Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Preferred.
• Current automobile insurance and valid driver's license.

We Offer:

• Competitive Pay.
• Medical, Dental, Vision Plans.
• Wellness Program and Resources including:A dedicated Accolade Care Coordinator for personalized care management support of all your healthcare needs.Telemedicine Program.Type 2 Diabetes Management Program via Virta Health.A complete Joint and Spine Program with concierge services via Nimble Orthopedics.
• Generous Paid Time Off (plan increases with tenure) and 7 paid holidays.
• Pre-tax FSA and HSA plans (HSA w/company contributions).
• 401(k) with company matching contributions.
• Career growth opportunities available at both the branch and corporate levels.
• One on One Onboarding Program with a Nurse Preceptor.
• Free Continuing Education Units.
• Tuition Program that includes:Access to 280 program at 25 learning partners.Programs at every education level from ASN to BSN or BSN to MSN.Online classes with flexible start dates.Tuition reimbursement.
• Company paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary long-term care, critical illness, accident insurance, and pet insurance.
• Local and national award programs.
• Referral bonus program.
• Mileage reimbursement or Fleet Program.
• Financial assistance program supporting teammates in times of need.

Legalese:

• This is a safety-sensitive position.
• Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits.
• Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements.
• We are proud to be an EEO employer.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace.