Post-Acute Physician Assistant (Eureka)

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Overview:
Nexus HR is looking for a Post-Acute Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner, for a reputable client in the Eureka area. The ideal candidate should have a California medical license and experience in geriatric, rehabilitative and/or internal medicine.

Client-highlighted qualifications:
These are the qualifications that the clients want us to highlight, on top of the qualifications below. The candidate should have an active DEA, BLS, and CPR license.

About the Job
Post-Acute Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner visits a variety of skilled nursing facilities and provides medical management to skilled and custodial nursing patients. Expertise or interest in nursing facilities and post-acute care, geriatric, and rehabilitation medicine are required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determine and conduct an appropriate rounding schedule to accommodate skilled and custodial patient visit requirements.
• Conduct daily rounds Monday through Friday.
• Manage medical care of patients on skilled days; ensure adequate visits according to medical necessity; effect safe and timely discharge from skilled level of care.
• Conduct timely monthly visits to all custodial patients in designated service area in accordance with California Title 22 requirements.
• Respond to phone calls from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday
• Initiate adequate daily communication with the Call Center for review and follow-up of non-critical calls, pages, requests for orders, lab results, etc. Provide clear direction for nurse callbacks.
• Thorough and accurate medical documentation of all visits
• Dictate discharge summary for skilled patients returned to care of PCP.
• Participate in night and weekend call rotation schedule
• Participate in QI program and Peer Review
• Participate in utilization management program
• Attendance at medical staff meetings
• Active, ongoing patient/family communication.
• Appropriate coding and daily submission for billing.
• Timely completion of all medical records, sign telephone orders and charts in accordance with facility and other applicable requirements.

Qualifications:

• Background in geriatric, rehabilitative and/or internal medicine
• Current State of California medical license
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certificate
• Current BLS certification
• Medical malpractice insurance policy in force
• Managed care experience preferred

Benefits:

• Flexible schedules
• A smart phone, laptop, and a hotspot device
• Competitive salary with bonus
• Health and Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability
• PTO
• Annual CME allowance
• Monthly car allowance
• Malpractice insurance coverage and credentialing fees paid