CGPMS Nurse Practitioner

Full Time, day shift - Nazareth Home Clifton and Highlands 

Nurse Practitioner Position Summary: 

Under the general supervision of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner for Medical Services plans, directs, and evaluates patient medical care of assigned patients in designated facilities. Examines and treats chronic and urgent episodic illnesses, injuries, accidents, and other injuries/ illnesses. Performs selected laboratory testing, referrals to physicians, as needed, writes prescriptions, and performs procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols and available equipment. Work in collaboration with the facility’s medical director, attending physicians and other care providers to provide care and treatment services for all patients.

Nurse Practitioner Position Qualifications:

• MSN or higher-level Adult Nurse Practitioner required.
• Licensure (or eligibility for licensure) for advanced nursing practice in KY, including DEA and controlled substance permits, required.

• Minimum of one year experience in full time advance nursing practice required. Previous experience in skilled nursing or experience working with geriatric population preferred.
• Fulfill requirements of on-call duty policies.
• Proficiency using technology-based tools, including electronic medical record and other software programs.

Job Description for Nurse Practitioner                                                                                     

Department:                 Medical Team   

Position reports to:        Sr Nurse Practitioner    

Position supervises:       None

FLSA Status:                 Exempt

EEO Category:               Professionals

Pay Grade:                    12

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner for Medical Services plans, directs, and evaluates patient medical care of assigned patients in designated facilities. Examines and treats chronic and urgent episodic illnesses, injuries, accidents, and other injuries/ illnesses. Performs selected laboratory testing, referrals to physicians, as needed, writes prescriptions, and performs procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols and available equipment. Work in collaboration with the facility’s medical director, attending physicians and other care providers to provide care and treatment services for all patients.

Position Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides consulting and attending patient care services, including medically-necessary visits with appropriate documentation, coding and billing capture, medical orders, prescriptions, family meetings, and coordination of care with facility staff and attending physicians.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise in advanced nursing practice. Performs services within Scope of Practice. Practices medicine in alignment with evidence-based medical recommendations, regulatory requirements and formularies.
• Performs procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols and available equipment.
• Maintain open communications with patients, families and/or responsible parties, facility staff and attending physicians.
• Maintain confidentiality and upholds highest level of professionalism.
• Schedules initial and follow-up visits, as needed, and aligned with AMDA White Paper on Medical Necessity Guidelines and Federal Guidelines.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care providers and facility staff to identify patients’ proactive medical needs and help develop an appropriate plan of care.
• Confers with patients and their family and/or responsible parties regarding the patient’s status.
• Assesses patients prior to discharge from facility or other location of practice to home or other place of residence and coordinates a seamless transition of care with outside providers.
• Attends to patients for selected physical examination, diagnosis and treatment of both chronic diseases and urgent episodic illnesses and injuries.
• Participates in on-call rotation as directed by Medical Director to ensure 24/7 coverage of patient needs.
• Performs and documents re-certification face-to-face visits and attestations in a timely manner.
• Establishes a collaborative practice agreement with the Medical Director regarding prescriptive authority.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director for prescription of controlled substances and management of complex cases that are outside the scope of advanced nursing practice.
• Complies with state laws for prescription of controlled and non-controlled medications.
• Maintains provider status with third party payers, as applicable.
• Performs and documents required face-to-face re-certification visits in full compliance with Medicare regulations.

Organizational Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, vision, values and values in action of Care Guide Partners.
• Facilitates and adheres to policies and procedures and Hosparus Health code of conduct, which includes our values in action.
• Supports all functions that attain and maintain accreditation and compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Exhibits effective communication skills including proper use of agency communication systems.
• Participates in appropriate professional development programs to attain and maintain competency.
• Effectively manages financial and physical resources to achieve the mission of the organization.

Position Qualifications:

• MSN or higher-level Adult Nurse Practitioner required.
• Licensure (or eligibility for licensure) for advanced nursing practice in KY, including DEA and controlled substance permits, required.
• Minimum of one year experience in full time advance nursing practice required. Previous experience in skilled nursing or experience working with geriatric population preferred.
• Fulfill requirements of on-call duty policies.
• Proficiency using technology-based tools, including electronic medical record and other software programs.

Essential Physical Abilities:

• Above average skills in reading, writing and speaking English.
• Ability to move, push, pull and lift a minimum of 50 pounds unassisted using appropriate lifting techniques and/or devices.

• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, reach or feel and manipulate objects or controls.
• Frequently required to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to walk distances, as well as stoop, bend, kneel, crouch and walk up and down stairs on a frequent basis. 

Working Conditions:

• Care and services are provided wherever the patient calls home, which may include residential settings and/or facility-based settings. Work will be performed primarily indoors but will require driving to care settings.
• Reasonably anticipated risk for exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials in the performance of routine duties.

EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

I can perform the above essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodations. 

                ( ) Yes     ( ) No         ____________ Initial Here                     

Hosparus Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other state and federal laws, Hosparus Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Employees should immediately notify Human Resources if, at some time in the future, they need an accommodation or are no longer able to perform any of the job duties, with or without accommodation. This job description is not considered an employment agreement or contract.  The specific statements shown in each section of this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the position.  Management has the exclusive right to alter job responsibilities at any time without notice to meet business and agency needs, except as required by law.

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