Field Adv Practice Provider

CareBridge • Norfolk, VA

86d

About The Position

The Field Advance Practice Palliative Care Provider is responsible for collaborating with company physicians, the patient's other providers, and their family members to develop complex plans of care in accordance with the patient's health status and overall goals and values. This field-based role enables associates to provide palliative care in patients' homes, traveling to homes, board and cares, and assistive and independent living facilities, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands-on engagement. Providers will also provide virtual care to support patients remotely with their palliative care needs.

Requirements

• Requires an MS in Nursing or MPAS or MSPAS.
• Requires current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in applicable state: Virginia.
• Possession of DEA registration or eligibility required.
• CPR certification required.
• Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.

Nice To Haves

• MPAS or MSPAS is highly preferred if a PA.
• 2 years of experience in home-based services, complex care cases, and hospice and/or palliative care preferred.
• Bedside hospital, oncology, emergency room (ER) or intensive care unit (ICU) experience highly preferred.
• Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR- Epic) preferred.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides palliative care services in home settings to patients.
• Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions.
• Gathers history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed, and then develops and implements treatment plans given the patient's goals of care and current conditions.
• Meets the patient's and family's physical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the company's inter-disciplinary team.
• Educates patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illness progression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation and prevention.
• Maintains contact with other clinical team members, patients' other physicians and patients' other medical providers to coordinate optimal care and resources for the patient and his or her family.
• Maintains patient medical records and medical documentation consistent with state regulations and company standards and policy using Epic EMR.
• Participates in continuing education as required by state.
• Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.

Benefits

• Merit increases
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Incentive bonus programs
• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• Short and long term disability benefits
• 401(k) + match
• Stock purchase plan
• Life insurance
• Wellness programs
• Financial education resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees