Nurse Practitioner, Adult and/or Gerontology

CommuniCare Health Services

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About The Position

The CommuniCare Family of Healthcare Companies in conjunction with our newly formed Medical Practice is currently recruiting a Nurse Practitioner with a passion for delivering the highest quality care for our residents at Pebble Creek Healthcare Center located in Akron, OH. This position will work First Shift, Monday-Friday. No on-call, no weekends, or holiday coverage. The Nurse Practitioner provides an enriched level of medical care with a goal of increasing wellness, preventing illness, and improving outcomes through early detection, wellness visits, and timely diagnosis and/or treatment. This position must function as a team member to ensure that work is accomplished, quality care is delivered, and staff/patients are educated as needed. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable to the team, the patients under his or her care, and all facility/company administration to support and carry out the mission and goals of the practice.

Requirements

• Master’s in Nursing
• Active State License
• Active DEA Certification
• Knowledge of coding.
• Must be knowledgeable of Administrative practices, standards of practice and state practice acts and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
• Must have the ability to make independent decisions.
• Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with team members in all positions.
• Must be able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc. that are necessary for providing quality care.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to implement them into existing practices.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years experience preferred
• Nursing home experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Medically manage patients in post-acute settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities, hospice, and home sites.
• Provide direct care to identified patients and manage behavioral patients and chronic disease patients by conducting assessments and re-checks, ordering tests, prescribing medications and treatment (under the supervision of the collaborating physician).
• Review lab work, test results and conduct family interviews and staff interviews to determine recommendations for care.
• Work with collaborating physician to determine appropriate treatment plans.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians, facility staff, and patient families.
• Assume a leadership role within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Identify/anticipate key health issues for residents.
• Educate nursing home staff, physicians, and administration.
• Complete required charting in a timely manner for submission to administrative office for billing within 24 hours of seeing the patient
• Ensure charge tickets are coded correctly and supported by appropriate documentation in the patient chart.
• Adhere to all quality assurance initiatives and provisions.
• Participate in regular conference calls with administrative team to discuss issues, concerns, and new information.
• Perform all other job duties as assigned.

Benefits

• As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans.
• We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers.
• We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

What This Job Offers

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