NURSE PRACTITIONER

Our Company: Overview: Responsibilities:

• Consistently demonstrate a high level of Emotional Intelligence (EI), as well as utilize Predictive Index (PI) knowledge to improve working relationships
• Maintain open communications with patients, families and/or responsible parties, facility staff and attending physicians
• Visible and available to customers within a variation of the hours of 6:00AM to 8:00PM on assigned workdays
• Maintain confidentiality and upholds highest level of professionalism
• Communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.
• Work well under pressure

Quality Service: Practice medicine in alignment with evidence-based medical recommendations, regulatory requirements, and formularies

• Schedule initial and follow-up visits, as needed, and aligned with AMDA White Paper on Medical Necessity Guidelines and Federal Guidelines
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care providers and facility staff to identify patients’ proactive medical needs and help develop an appropriate plan of care
• Confer with patients and their family and/or responsible parties regarding the patient’s status
• Perform with attention to detail and accuracy
• Perform work with minimal supervision, takes initiative, and makes independent decisions

Medical Service: Perform services within Scope of Practice

• Perform procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols, and available equipment
• Confer with patients’ attending and consulting physicians, as needed
• Evaluate new patients upon admission to the facility or other locations of practice
• Assess patients prior to discharge from facility or other location of practice to home or other place of residence
• Attend to patients for selected physical examination, diagnosis and treatment of both chronic diseases and urgent episodic illnesses and injuries
• Adhere to the after hour on-call agreement between SHC Medical Partners and customer, if applicable

Business Service: Achieve daily minimum Patient Care per Care Path Compliance

• Maintain an appointment calendar
• Attain a minimum of 85% of daily time providing medical care
• Provide excellent organizational skills that prioritize resident care as a priority

• Obtain and submit to billing department complete financial information for residents upon initial encounter, if
• applicable
• Submit Daily Activity Log to billing department per protocol and by deadline
• Adhere to compliance of company Quality Measures per Performance Based Compensation Plan
• Monitor and read email, at least twice daily
• Other special projects and duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

Job Requirements:

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) required for Nurse Practitioners; no master's degree required for Physician Assistant
• Maintain in good standing current state license and national certification for NP/PA
• If NP, must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in good standing with current state license in state employed, if applicable
• Must have a current/active CPR
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills
• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Internet, and Intranet navigations
• Demonstrated skills in Electronic Medical Records
• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Approachable, flexible, and adaptable to change

• Moderate physical activity:
  • Requires handling of average-weight objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds
  • Standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day
  • Bending and/or stooping for more than one (1) hour at a time
• Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders and vendors

About our Line of Business: As a world-class geriatric medical practitioner organization, SHC Medical Partners delivers personalized care to thousands of residents and patients every day. Our dedicated and compassionate team is committed to building a trusting and rewarding relationship with those we care for and work with by providing our services with integrity and serving with humility. What sets us apart is our focus on enhancing the expertise, skills, and professional growth of the members of our team and our partners. Value in geriatric care can only be achieved when highly trained and passionate team members are given the right tools to provide proactive care. For more information, visit shcmedicalpartners.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.