Nurse Practitioner, PRN (Virtual Care Service)

AC Wellness•Cupertino, CA

12d•$64 - $90•Remote

About The Position

At AC Wellness, our entire focus is to deliver compassionate, effective healthcare to the Apple employee population. We believe that trusting, accessible relationships with our patients, enabled by technology, promotes high quality care and a great patient experience. This is fostered by an environment of continuous learning and teamwork, which in turn allows us to work with our patients to achieve exceptional health outcomes. The provider role is to help shape and deliver a new healthcare offering that leverages emerging technology to care for and support patients. This role provides acute and chronic disease care as well as preventative care consultations. As a new virtual care model, comfort with and enthusiasm for new methods of care delivery is essential. The service is 6 AM to 8 PM everyday PST (7 days/week and 365 days/year) and the provider will do various shifts including mornings, afternoons and evenings any 7 days of the week. The shift requirements will vary slightly from 2 - 6.5 hours/day of clinical time. Availability to work 4 or more 6.5 hour shifts and 6-8 total shifts per month are a requirement. At this time, you must have a California license and reside in the state of California, Nevada, Washington, North Carolina or Texas to be considered a candidate for the role.

Requirements

3 years of Primary Care and/or Acute Care experience required.
Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGPC-NP), or an Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification (ENP).
Current Certification in AHA or ARC Basic Life Support for health care providers is required.
Current DEA and California license.
Comfortable with change and willingness to work in a non-traditional practice model.
Must be flexible in regard to physician practice models and clinic schedule (extended hours of service, 18 hours each day/365 days a year).
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well within a team.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Personal and professional integrity of the highest order.
Current DEA and California, Washington, Nevada or North Carolina license. Other licenses may be required to obtain.
Comfortable with change and willingness to work in a non-traditional practice model.
Compliance with AC Wellness Occupational Health Policy, including required immunizations.
Must be flexible in regard to physician practice models and clinic schedule.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well within a team.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Personal and professional integrity of the highest order.

Responsibilities

Proficient with and curious about technology and using it in new ways to benefit care.
Collaborate with team members virtually using collaboration tools/spaces.
Document effectively in medical record of each patient the basis for diagnoses made, treatment provided and treatment plan established.
Collaborate with team members to develop best practices and to further develop operational workflows as the service grows.
Evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic complaints, preventative health consultations and health maintenance concerns.
Obtains appropriate histories and may need to perform focused physical exams via photos and video with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on new and return patients.
Requests and evaluates diagnostic studies as indicated upon evaluation of the patient.
Orders and prescribes medications.
Orders specimens for routine laboratory tests, screening procedures and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
Order ancillary services as indicated for care such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiology examinations and nursing services.
Obtains informed consent, as indicated.
Acts as a patient advocate for employees and family members in times of crisis and is proactive in assisting patients find appropriate and timely care.
Focuses on quality of care and the patient experience including timeliness and effective communication.
Engage with patients and practice medicine through chat and video telemedicine modalities.
Documents well in medical record of each patient the basis for diagnoses made, treatment provided and treatment plan established. Must be EHR proficient.
Makes appropriate use of available referral and consultative services and of clinical and non-clinical services.
Protect patients’ right to confidentiality to participate in decisions about his/her care.
Comply with policies, procedures, and protocols of AC Wellness Medical Group.
Participates as requested in clinical and non-clinical health care protocol and procedures, clinical guidelines, and clinical and non-clinical quality assessment and improvement activities.