Nurse Practitioner 100% Virtual, CareBridge

Elevance Health•Overland Park, KS

4d•Remote

About The Position

CareBridge Health is seeking Nurse Practitioners licensed in Texas, Iowa, or Kansas, who also hold an active RN Compact license. This is a 100% virtual role, offering maximum flexibility and autonomy, with the exception of required in-person training sessions. The Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with company physicians, the patient’s other physicians and providers, and their family members to develop complex plans of care in accordance with the patient’s health status and overall goals and values. They will provide clinical and non-clinical support to patients, delivering urgent health care via telephone and tele-video modalities to patients receiving home and community-based services through state Medicaid programs, dual eligible members, and other assigned members. The role involves developing and implementing clinical plans of care for adult patients with chronic and complex conditions, gathering history and physical exam data, developing treatment plans, identifying and closing gaps in care, and addressing patients' and families' physical and psychosocial needs. The Nurse Practitioner will also educate patients and families, maintain contact with clinical team members and other medical providers for care coordination, maintain patient medical records, and participate in continuing education. They will also prescribe medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.

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 states of Texas, Iowa, or Kansas.
Requires valid, current, active, RN Compact license.
Requires 2+ years of experience in managing complex care cases.
Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) required.

Nice To Haves

Possession of DEA registration or eligibility preferred.
Active Medicaid number preferred.
Experience in managing complex care cases for developmental disabilities and chronically ill patients strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides 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 and 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.