Physician Assistant - Springfield, IL

Wellbe Senior Medical•Bunker Hill, IL

6h•$120,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

WellBe Senior Medical was founded in 2019 to provide a more effective and personalized healthcare experience for patients living with chronic conditions. Our home-based medical visits nurture all aspects of a patient’s well-being so they can live better, feel healthier, and stay independent longer. With our mission at the forefront of everything we do, we aim to build our team with the most capable and compassionate individuals we can find. Named a Best Place to Work from Modern Healthcare, WellBe is a leading provider of in-home medical care and mental health services across the country!

Requirements

Minimum of Master’s Degree, Nursing with focus on Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner or Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner from an accredited, Nurse Practitioner program (required)
5 years of progressive care experience required, experience in value based care (preferred)
1+ year delivering clinical care via video-enabled telemedicine
Active, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state of job posting and must reside in state (required)
Current board certification in your field with either ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) or AANP (American Association of Nurse Practitioners) (required)
BLS certified and an active NPI# as an NP (required)
CPR certification (required)
Active, unencumbered DEA licensure or eligibility to obtain (required)
Have a valid driver’s license, car insurance, have access to a car and willingness to drive to patient homes as site of care delivery
Requires homes visits to patients in a variety of residential settings
Requires proof of an active auto insurance policy (required)
Ability to conduct in- home setting visits and have previous experience on a telehealth platform
Demonstrated role proficiency with Microsoft Office; Excel, Word, G-suite, etc.
Proficient with office software, including Electronic Health Records, Scheduling Software and Ring Central applications
Role model in courageous teamwork, integrity, ethics, and productivity
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
Confident speaker to internal and external groups
Video-enabled telemedicine experience required.

Nice To Haves

Prior healthcare experience in areas of medical assistant, certified nursing assistant, EMT/paramedic, lab assistant, registered nurse, or similar health care related roles (preferred)
Previous experience in value-based care, home care, primary care, hospice, palliative care, or geriatrics strongly preferred, other complex patient health care experience also beneficial (preferred)
Experience in diagnosing and treatment of ongoing, chronic and urgent medical/psychological conditions of older adults
Experience in panel management, primary care, geriatrics, internal medicine, palliative care
Experience in palliative care, and end-of-life communication
Ideal location Central Time zone to align with Wisconsin market time zone

Responsibilities

Will primarily support patients via a video-enabled telehealth platform while a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Certified Medical Assistant (MA) facilitates the visit in the patient’s home.
Responsible for engaging attributed patients into WellBe program and supporting care needs and efforts to keep patients engaged.
Facilitates staff, patient, and family decision-making by providing educational resources.
Provides primary care to patients via video enabled telehealth platform, working closely with the LPN or MA in-home with the patient.
Performs initial patient screenings/video-enabled physical examinations and creates appropriate assessment treatment and plan.
Collaborates with community team to complete a full patient care assessment and plan.
Orders, interprets, and analyzes diagnostic tests and determine the need for follow-up. appointments and further treatment options per state supervisory agreement.
Prescribes and manage medications and treatments as appropriate, including but not limited to as psychopharmacological agents per state supervisory agreement.
Updates patient records and check records for accuracy at each patient appointment.
Delivers patient care and completes regular patient reviews with supervising physician per state supervisory agreement.
Focuses clinical care delivery to support necessary items for documentation/coding, HEDIS measures, engagement of patients, and managing medical expenses.
Utilizes all available resources to help care for patient needs and refers to internal/external resources as appropriate, such as WellBe behavioral health protocols.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and participate in regularly scheduled team meetings.
Oher tasks needed to accomplish team’s objectives/goals.