House Calls APP Manatee and Hillsborough County

Millennium Physician Group • New York, NY

6d

About The Position

The House Calls Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible, as part of the patient care team, for the overall patient care management process. An advocate for the patient, the APP will provide total care for the patients assigned in collaboration with the physician of record and patient care team. The APP will communicate and manage the patients' care across all care providers, family, and caregivers. The APP will ensure that timely, patient-centered, appropriate evidence-based medicine is provided and will address outstanding Quality Measures and HCCs as applicable to meet or exceed all quality goals. The APP will complete all documentation and billing in a timely manner, per protocol. Responsible for other duties as assigned.
House Calls Full-time Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Is responsible for the total care of all assigned patients in collaboration with the House Calls Medical Director. Is responsible for patient assessments and care planning, risk management plan development, addressing quality measures and HCCs, and providing both maintenance care and acute interventions within their scope of practice. Provides services to meet patient needs and prevent unnecessary Emergency Department utilization when appropriate. In home services include but are not limited to: IV hydration/antibiotic therapy, lab draws, nebulizer treatments, wound care, and injections, and utilization of mobile diagnostics as indicated. Participates in the on-call rotation providing after hours telephonic support to patients (approximately 6-10 shifts/year) Ensures all pertinent and active medical conditions are documented in the electronic medical record in a timely manner, consistent with MPG policy, and in a compliant manner with CMS and other insurance carriers. Exhibits strong clinical skills to improve patient care for an aging, adult population; as well as excellent interpersonal relationship skills in interpreting and communicating health care information to the patient and family. Accountable for identifying patients needing additional assistance and making referrals to home health, social services, behavioral health, skilled nursing and other available community resources, when needed and appropriate.

Requirements

• Completion of master's degree in nursing.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• knowledge of Athena Database software; Microsoft Spreadsheet software and Microsoft Word Processing software; including Excel.
• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Is responsible for the total care of all assigned patients in collaboration with the House Calls Medical Director.
• Is responsible for patient assessments and care planning, risk management plan development, addressing quality measures and HCCs, and providing both maintenance care and acute interventions within their scope of practice.
• Provides services to meet patient needs and prevent unnecessary Emergency Department utilization when appropriate.
• In home services include but are not limited to: IV hydration/antibiotic therapy, lab draws, nebulizer treatments, wound care, and injections, and utilization of mobile diagnostics as indicated.
• Participates in the on-call rotation providing after hours telephonic support to patients (approximately 6-10 shifts/year)
• Ensures all pertinent and active medical conditions are documented in the electronic medical record in a timely manner, consistent with MPG policy, and in a compliant manner with CMS and other insurance carriers.
• Exhibits strong clinical skills to improve patient care for an aging, adult population; as well as excellent interpersonal relationship skills in interpreting and communicating health care information to the patient and family.
• Accountable for identifying patients needing additional assistance and making referrals to home health, social services, behavioral health, skilled nursing and other available community resources, when needed and appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees