Nurse Practitioner 100% Virtual, CareBridge

Elevance Health•Indianapolis, IN

10d•Remote

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner 100% Virtual, CareBridge role is a virtual position with a $5,000 sign-on bonus, requiring licensure in Indiana and an active RN license. This role offers maximum flexibility and autonomy, allowing associates to work virtually full-time, with exceptions for required in-person training sessions. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Carebridge Health, part of the Elevance Health family, focuses on enabling individuals in home and community-based settings to maximize their health, independence, and quality of life. The Advance Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner collaborates with physicians and other providers to develop complex care plans, provides clinical and non-clinical support to patients, and delivers primary and urgent health care via telehealth modalities.

Requirements

Requires an MS in Nursing.
Requires an active national NP certification.
Requires valid, current, active and unrestricted Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in the state of Indiana.
Requires valid, current, active, RN license.
Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) required.
Requires 2+ years of experience in managing complex care cases.

Nice To Haves

Active RN Compact license.
Experience in managing complex care cases for developmental disabilities and chronically ill patients strongly preferred.
Possession of DEA registration or eligibility preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish is highly preferred.
Active Medicaid number in the state of Indiana is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides primary and urgent health care via telephone and tele video modalities to patients who receive home and community-based services through state Medicaid programs, dual eligible members and other membership as assigned by our MCO partners.
Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions (e.g., co-morbid medical and mental health diagnoses, limited personal resources, chronic medical conditions.).
Gathers history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed, and then develops and implements treatment plans given the patient’s goals of care and current conditions.
Identifies and closes gaps in care.
Meets the patient’s and family’s physical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the company’s inter-disciplinary team.
Educates patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illness progression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation and prevention.
Maintains contact with other clinical team members, patients’ other physicians and patients’ other medical providers to coordinate optimal care and resources for the patient and his or her family in a timely basis and consistent with state regulations and company health standards and policy.
Maintains patient medical records and medical documentation consistent with state regulations and company standards and policy.
Participates in continuing education as required by state and certifying body.
Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.