Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Provider Services

Seaport Home Health Care Services•Concord, CA

20d•$175,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sequoia Difference At Sequoia Home Health and Hospice, we’re passionate about our work and take pride in the quality of service we provide. Our community is uniquely diverse, and it’s our aim to fulfill the unique needs of our patients through excellent individualized care. Our focus is to help facilitate a smooth and safe transition home and provide life-changing service with the amount of care and dignity our patients and their families deserve. Sequoia Hospice of the East Bay is growing and looking for experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our provider services team! JOB SUMMARY The role of the Nurse Practitioner is an instrumental position supporting the organization’s mission of providing life changing service. We do this by helping our patients to find home as they navigate the complex medical system. All NPs are responsible for providing competent, cost-effective, timely and high quality health care services that are within their scope of practice. Effectively deliver the clinical responsibilities and associated operational responsibilities of a 24/7 mobile medical clinic. Maintain performance and productivity standards, operational efficiency, excellent customer service and best practice standards. Treat acute and routine medical conditions via in person, telephone call or telehealth across all settings (e.g. SNF, ALF and house call visits). Demonstrate critical thinking, expert care and best practice standards in the clinical decision making process. Provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing medications and treatments, providing education and evaluation of care. Maintain compliance with the established standards of practice of medicine for Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice. Document findings and actions appropriately in the patient’s medical record. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times. Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations and CME’s. Maintain safe work environment for self, patient, family and staff by using appropriate PPE. Work collaboratively with team members and community partners such as ALF and SNF staff members, patient family members and home health and hospice team members. Represent the agency in a professional manner and strive to promote a cooperative atmosphere at all times by acting with tact and diplomacy and maintaining a positive attitude. Maintain professionalism at all times by being dependable, autonomous and responsible. Prioritize workload and utilize work time properly and productively. Be humble and possess the ability to accept criticism and/or discipline.

Requirements

Must have a Master’s degree from an accredited NP program, possess appropriate state licensure, prescriptive authorization, APN authorization and meet credentialing requirements.
Maintain a current and valid driver’s license, have access to a reliable form of transportation and be willing to drive in various weather conditions.
Ability to communicate effectively, in verbal and written form, with retail and medical partners at various levels, patients, family members, physicians and representatives of the community.
Sound understanding of all federal and state regulations including HIPAA and OSHA.

Responsibilities

Effectively deliver the clinical responsibilities and associated operational responsibilities of a 24/7 mobile medical clinic.
Maintain performance and productivity standards, operational efficiency, excellent customer service and best practice standards.
Treat acute and routine medical conditions via in person, telephone call or telehealth across all settings (e.g. SNF, ALF and house call visits).
Demonstrate critical thinking, expert care and best practice standards in the clinical decision making process.
Provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing medications and treatments, providing education and evaluation of care.
Maintain compliance with the established standards of practice of medicine for Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice.
Document findings and actions appropriately in the patient’s medical record.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations and CME’s.
Maintain safe work environment for self, patient, family and staff by using appropriate PPE.
Work collaboratively with team members and community partners such as ALF and SNF staff members, patient family members and home health and hospice team members.
Represent the agency in a professional manner and strive to promote a cooperative atmosphere at all times by acting with tact and diplomacy and maintaining a positive attitude.
Maintain professionalism at all times by being dependable, autonomous and responsible.
Prioritize workload and utilize work time properly and productively.
Be humble and possess the ability to accept criticism and/or discipline.