APC-Nurse Practitioner
Company: Wellbe Senior Medical
Location: Stockbridge
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Our APCs are critical to our team that provides compassionate
care to the frailest elderly who have chronic and acute illnesses
or injuries living in their homes. They deliver primary, urgent and
acute medical care to a wide variety of patients. The Nurse
Practitioner will be accountable for caring for patients,
maintaining accurate and current patient records, and scheduling
initial, urgent, and follow-up appointments to patients as
required. The successful candidate will work as a team with our
physicians, social workers, paramedics, and care team coordinators
to assist in delivering concierge care to every patient. We offer a
positive, upbeat work environment where all medical personnel work
together for the good of the patient.SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- Practices the WellBe mission: To help our patients lead
healthier, meaningful lives by delivering the most Complete
Care.
- Partners with other clinicians in the Care Community managing
the health and wellbeing of patients living in their homes.
- Responsible engaging attributed patient into WellBe
program
- Provides primary care to patients in the home
- Facilitates staff, patient, and family decision making by
providing educational resources.
- Performs initial patient screenings/physical examinations
creates appropriate assessment/plan
- Addresses urgent care needs of the patients as needed
- Collaborates with community team to complete care
assessment
- Orders, interprets, and analyzes diagnostic tests and determine
the need for follow-up appointments and further treatment
options
- Prescribes and manage medications and treatments as
appropriate, including but not limited to psychopharmacological
agents
- Updates patient records and check records for accuracy at each
patient appointment
- Delivers quality care while maintaining all company metrics
pertaining to appropriate documentation/coding, HEDIS measures,
engagement of patients, and managing medical expense.
- Serves as a resource for patients in delivering ongoing care
information, counseling and guidance for any patients with critical
conditions
- Refer to internal/external resources as appropriate such as
WellBe behavioral health protocols
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and participate in
regularly scheduled team meetings
- Maintain required licensure and certification
- Deliver palliative care, and when needed, end of life care to
patients and families
- Facilitates family meetings with WellBe community team, to help
with complicated family dynamics and goals of care
- Other tasks needed to accomplish teams objectives/goals
Educational/ Experience Requirements:
- Minimum Masters Degree in Nursing
- Valid nurse practitioner or physician assistant license in
state of operations & current board certification in your
field
- BLS and ACLS certified and an NPI# as an NP
- Have a valid drivers license, car insurance, have access to a
car and willingness to drive to patient homes/patient location, as
well as an active auto insurance policyRequired Skills and
Abilities:
- Must be familiar with EHR medical documentation
- Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and
Powerpoint
- Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal
communication skills
- Experience in Family practice, geriatrics, ICU, SICU, ER
- Palliative care, and end of life discussions/care
experience
- Experience in motivational interviewing
- Must be able to diagnose and treat chronic and urgent
medical/psychological conditions of older adults
- Home care experience preferred
- Ability to make knowledgeable clinical assessments and
judgments
- Ability to provide counseling and emotional support with
compassion and respect for the individual
- Ability to provide support to members of the care team
Supervisory Responsibility: This position will have supervisory
responsibility.Travel requirements: Travel may be required up to
100% locally.Work Conditions: Ability to lift up to 20lbs. Moving
lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to
50lbs as well as assist with weights of more than 100lbs. Ability
to stand for extended periods.Ability to drive to patient locations
(ie. home, hospital, SNF, etc). Fine motor skills/Visual acuity The
preceding functions may not be comprehensive in scope regarding
work performed by an employee assigned to this position
classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify,
change or rescind the work assignments of this position. Management
also reserves the right to make reasonable accommodations so that a
qualified employee(s) can perform the essential functions of this
roleJob ID: 2023-2139 External Company Name: Wellbe Senior
Medical
Keywords: Wellbe Senior Medical, Atlanta , APC-Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Stockbridge, Georgia
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