What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Housecall) position at find?
find healthcareers is a globalized, AI powered staffing company that supports our clients, growing US healthcare organizations, to see and take care of their patients more efficiently, regularly and with exceptional quality.
Our team is continuously hiring highly skilled healthcare workers, from Licensed Practical Nurses to Medical Doctors and provide our candidates with opportunities through direct placement, temp-to-hire and contract work. We closely work with nursing and medical assistance schools to give our clients and candidates access to a vast network of job and candidate opportunities.
About the Client
The client is an innovative US-based physicians network that has been delivering high-quality healthcare to elderly patients in assisted and independent living communities, group homes, and private homes for more than five years.
Our client has 50 full-time healthcare clinicians (board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, podiatrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and wound-care specialists) who visit patients in the comfort of their own homes. They are also rapidly expanding the house-call network model with the patent-pending telemedicine platform via 4G/5G smartphones and tablets.
To continue the high-level patient care focused on assisted/senior living and skilled nursing facilities we are now looking for a part-time (minimum 2 days/week)
Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
please note, even though this role is house call focused, it will include limited travelling as most facilities have multiple patients that need to be seen. Therefore, the number of patient visits for each week can be reached in a clustered and very efficient way.
Essential Functions
- Diagnose and treat patients in assisted living/group homes and skilled nursing facilities, including House Call services for common chronic diseases via “in-person” House Call and/or telemedicine visits.
- Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments
- Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients
- Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures
- Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities
- Communicate with collaborating physicians or specialist regarding patient care
Qualifications:
- AZ License must be current and in good standing
- One to two years’ experience as a Primary Care Nurse or Physician Assistant
- Must have current and active DEA
- Ability to build rapport with patients
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to generate CPT and ICD10 coding - REQUIRED.
- Ability to get along and adapt with medical and administrative team members.
- Being bilingual is a bonus'
Good to know:
- The client offers a very flexible work environment and a strong back office team that structures patient visits efficiently
- The structure is pay-per-visit, offering a straightforward and transparent performance based structure. See more patients = get paid more.