Mobile Nurse Pracitioner

PACE Southeast Michigan • Clinton Township, MI

33d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Mobile IDT Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for primary care to an assigned panel of participants at PACE SEMI. As such, they are responsible for participant acute and chronic care management under direction and supervision of the center Physician-In-Charge (PIC). The APP reports to the PIC and may report to more than one PIC.

Requirements

• Maintain current Michigan NP License in good standing and fulfills CME requirements
• The nurse practitioner must comply with PACE guidelines for TB screenings, infection control, BLS and mandatory in-service requirements.
• The nurse practitioner acts as a role model for professional nursing practice among his/her peers.
• The nurse practitioner supports and contributes to the development of nursing students as well as students of other health-related disciplines.
• The ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
• The ability to apply principles of teaching/learning theories in planning and implementing educational activities
• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively more responsible experience as an RN in a clinical setting with expertise substantiated in the area of geriatrics is preferred, through education, experience and credentials.
• Must have one (1) year of experience with a frail or elderly population.

Nice To Haves

• Phlebotomy and Wound Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for scheduling and performing monthly quota of comprehensive annual and semi-annual assessments
• Chronic Care Management visits schedule and completed every 3 months
• Changes in chronic disease or new diagnoses, and updating management and treatment plans accordingly
• Conferring with the Physician and other clinical team members with changes in participant status
• Prescribing including controlled substances, Schedule 3- Schedule 5 medications, that the supervising physician has delegated
• Specialty and diagnostic referrals with staff physician guidance
• Initiating appropriate diagnostic studies, such as laboratory, x-ray and other specialty procedures with physician approval/oversight
• Coordinates care with the IDT, PCT, UM, and other PACE services communicating participant changes to the interdisciplinary team
• Preventative Care Services
• Acute Care Management and Treatment
• Patient Education
• Documentation (Documents in the medical record in the “SOAP Format”, Completion of notes with full assessment preferably within 24 hours but no later than 72 hours, Facilitates Coding capture of Hierarchical Chronic Conditions)
• Utilization Management - Contributes to Utilization Management
• Goals of Care (Facilitates Advanced Directives, Facilitates Goals of Care and End-of Life Discussions with participants and families, Manages end-of-life with support of consulting hospice service)
• Location of Care (Participants Home, Nursing Facility, Telemedicine)
• May participate in after hours on-call medical assistance on a rotating basis via telephone triage or after-hours home visits to participants as needed.
• Participation in Monthly Education Conference

Benefits

• Our employees are compassionate, curious, accountable, courageous, and authentic. They make choices according to what is best for our participants and strive to make a difference. For several years, they have made us a Top Workplace in our area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior