REMOTE WORK!! 

General Hours: MostlyDays, some nights, minimum 2 weekend per month. 7a-7p CST or 7p-7a CST 

Exempt/Non-Exempt Status: Exempt (Full-Time)

Department: Senior Care 

Schedule: 36 hours a week, 12-12 hour shifts per month 

SUMMARY:

Assumes the responsibility for the provision of medical care to patients in Avel eCare. Senior Care under the direction and supervision of a physician. Nurse Practitioners practice under the rules and regulations of the Nurse Practice Act of the states in which the practitioner is providing services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Evaluates the physical, mental, psychosocial, and developmental needs of patients; obtains complete patient history; performs physical examinations using techniques of auscultation, observation, and inspection; orders laboratory and radiologic studies and interprets test results; carries out prescription drug orders; orders treatments for acute and chronic conditions as appropriate; manages common acute or chronic illness and referrals via two-way video technology; collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, primary care providers, and specialists physicians as needed; formulates and communicates treatment plans with patients and families; provide education to assist with patient healthcare needs and decisions.
• Uses the appropriate diagnostic tests in accordance with protocols and procedures approved by the appropriate licensing and administrative authorities.
• Documents the processes of care delivery.
• Coordinates the medical and nursing plan of care to ensure patient-centered care.
• Meets with the physician for consultation and collaboration as required. Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients according to acceptable standards of practice.
• Assists with the development and implementation of new Avel eCare Senior Care services and programs, including quality improvement projects, protocol development, workflow mapping, and clinical effectiveness research.
• Assists with the design, revision, and implementation of protocols.
• Recognizes and reacts appropriately to environmental safety factors related to patient care.
• Participates in data review and analysis of Avel eCare Senior Care operational outcomes and metrics as requested.
• Interacts with Avel eCare Senior Care customers to facilitate the development of best practice standards and professional relationships ensuring a strong relationship between Avel eCare Senior Care and its customers. Provides education to customers to support high quality care.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program required.
• Master’s or Doctorate degree required.
• One or more years of experience preferred.
• Geriatrics, internal medicine, nursing home, and/or experience with geriatric populations preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE and/or REGISTRATIONS: 

• Licensed as a nurse practitioner with one unrestricted state license is required.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse with one unrestricted state license is required.
• An active Federal DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and State CSR certification (if applicable) is required.
• APRN (advanced practice registered nurses) licensure required within the states that Avel eCare
• Senior Care services are being provided within 6 months of hire including any state specific education requirements.
• Federal DEA and/or State DEA certification may be required within the states that Avel eCare Senior Care services are being provided within 6 months of hire.
• Completion of state specific certification/education within the initial and renewal time periods is required.
• Must maintain full and current certification as a nurse practitioner from a nationally recognized certifying body. The certification must be in the specialty to which the individual is being appointed or selected.

About Avel eCare

Avel eCare is a nationally recognized telemedicine care provider offering the largest and most comprehensive virtual health networks in the world. Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avel operates a multispecialty telemedicine network, partnering with more than 650 health care systems, rural hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, school districts, prisons, skilled nursing facilities and law enforcement agencies to deliver innovative telemedicine care across the country.

During the past three decades, Avel has developed eight distinct telehealth services, —Behavioral Health, Critical Care, Emergency, Hospitalist, Pharmacy, Specialty Care, Senior Care and School Health—in response to needs expressed by the communities and clinicians whom Avel serves. Within the past year alone, Avel’s virtual health care delivery model has impacted the lives of nearly two million patients. The efficiency of these telehealth services have saved health care costs and unnecessary time and travel for patients and physicians. On a national and world level, we are a model of how telehealth presents effective solutions today and tomorrow’s most daunting challenges.

An innovative spirit among Avel eCare employees provided the spark that started Avel eCare’s telemedicine movement and is what continues to fuel our ability to transform the way healthcare is delivered across the world today. When you join the Avel team, you’ll appreciate the dedication, collaboration and support of other highly skilled professionals who work with you onsite in our virtual hospital hub or through our remote workforce.

Mission

Every person and every community deserves access to high quality care. Avel’s experts collaborate with local clinicians through telemedicine, to deliver high quality care when and where it’s needed.

Vision

Avel eCare serves as a catalyst for change. We are creating a future of health care without boundaries through Service, Quality, Collaboration, and Innovation.