Nurse Practitioner - Evernorth - Austin TX

Cigna Healthcare • Austin, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides primary care in a workplace-based health center, including low-acuity urgent care and extended episodic care for illnesses or injuries. The role also supports chronic condition education and co-management with outside primary care providers when Evernorth Workplace Care is not the patient’s primary care provider.

Responsibilities may include performing or overseeing CLIA-waived tests, dispensing prescription medications, overseeing specimen collection, supporting biometric screenings and health and wellness education, providing one-on-one health coaching, and referring patients to wellness programs. The position may also involve travel medicine recommendations, immunizations, or allergen immunotherapy with appropriate training. The Nurse Practitioner partners with local HR and Benefits teams and works closely with, and may oversee, members of the health care team.

The position is based in a health center in Austin, Texas. For occasional or permanent work from home, the internet connection must use cable broadband or fiber optic service with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.

Requirements

• Graduate of a certified Nurse Practitioner program.
• Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in the respective state and ability to maintain it.
• At least 2 years of Nurse Practitioner experience working independently in an internal medicine or family practice setting.
• Ability to practice independently in the respective state.
• May be asked to obtain licensure in additional states.
• DEA licensure and prescriptive authority, with ability to maintain them.
• Strong primary care experience, including women’s health.
• BLS certification and ability to maintain current certification.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with internal and external customers and in group settings.
• Passion for overall health and wellness and patient education.
• High energy and a strong customer-centric focus.
• Ability to work clinic hours.
• Solid attendance record.
• Strong time management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic disease management experience.
• Electronic Health Record experience; EPIC experience is a plus.
• Phlebotomy experience.
• Additional language skills, such as Spanish.
• Direct or indirect supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care treatment in a workplace-based setting.
• Provide low-acuity urgent care and extended episodic care for illnesses or injuries.
• Provide chronic condition education and co-manage care with outside primary care providers when Evernorth Workplace Care is not the primary care provider.
• Oversee and perform CLIA-waived tests, dispense prescription medications, and oversee a specimen collection lab.
• Collaborate with onsite employees on biometric screening and health and wellness education.
• Potentially provide travel medicine recommendations, immunizations, or allergen immunotherapy with proper training.
• Provide one-on-one health coaching to employees and refer patients to wellness programs.
• Partner with the local HR and Benefits team to improve employee health.
• Work closely with, and potentially oversee, members of the health care team, such as medical assistants and LPNs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time