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Advanced Care at Home Physician -Nemours Children's Heath - Home Office
Nemours Virtual Care
Nemours is searching for an Advanced Care at Home physician to deliver acute, hospital-level medical care directly to a patient's residence using a blend of virtual technology, remote monitoring, and in-person visits.
Nemours Virtual Care is a centralized, enterprise-wide model that delivers technology-enabled clinical services to support patient safety, care coordination, access, capacity optimization and acute care delivery across the health system.
Core Responsibilities
- Patient Acquisition: Review and accept new hospital admissions or patient transfers into the home care program.
- Daily Rounding: Conduct virtual or in-person rounds to monitor recovery, update treatment plans, and evaluate vital signs.
- Care Coordination: Collaborate with nurses, pharmacists, case managers, and medical specialists to ensure seamless treatment.
- Diagnostics and Treatment: Order and interpret lab tests, imaging, and medications tailored to a home setting.
- Discharge Planning: Manage safe transitions out of the acute home program back to primary care.
Key Qualifications
- Clinical Experience: Inpatient, hospitalist, or acute care experience.
- Licensure: Active medical license (MD/DO)
- Tech Skills: High comfort level using Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and remote patient monitoring tools.
- Autonomy: Ability to make independent clinical decisions in a non-traditional environment
Qualifications
Clinical Qualifications: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
Clinical experience in managing children with medical complexity
Must be eligible for licensing in PA, NL, DE, MD and FL
Direct clinical experience managing acutely ill patients with experience in providing comprehensive hospital-based care, home and community care, and familiarity with Mobile Integrated Health (MIH)/Community Paramedicine.
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment with a systems-thinking mindset.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with ambiguity.
- Commitment to patient-centered, high-quality, and technology-enabled care.
- Proficiency with Epic EMR, telehealth platforms, and virtual care technologies.