PT Nurse Practitioner - Reno

Pine Park Health • Reno, NV

252d

About The Position

At Geriatric Specialty Care of Reno, we're expanding our model for caring for seniors that provides high-quality, comprehensive in-home healthcare services to seniors all across Northern Nevada. From private residences and long-term care to assisted living facilities, our team of nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers, and care providers visit patients where they’re most comfortable—creating a seamless, convenient, and personalized process for seniors and their caretakers. The Provider is responsible for the diagnostic evaluation, management, and therapeutic health care of primary care patients of PPH residing in assisted living communities, residential care homes and private residences. This care includes obtaining history and physical on new patients, ordering/interpreting diagnostic tests, diagnosing and treating chronic conditions and episodic illness, performing Advance Care Planning, and ensuring accurate and timely documentation in the EHR. The Provider coordinates with other members of the care team, both internal and external partners. In addition to the above, the Provider is responsible for the annual comprehensive health assessments in accordance with health plan partners and Medicare guidelines. The assessments may be done in the home or clinic setting. This service includes conducting Health Assessments, reviewing and discussing the need to close care gaps and quality measures, performing/reviewing standardized screening exams, identifying all existing medical conditions, and documenting assessment and conditions to include quality MEAT Statements. The Provider also ensures a safe and smooth transition of patients following an acute or skilled stay or ED visit, which includes in-home post-acute visits, short-term management of episodic illness, care coordination for safe discharge plans, and identifying barriers to safe self-management in the community.

Requirements

• Current Nevada APRN license, credentialed with Medicare, Medicaid and health plans PPH is actively contracted with (Senior Care Plus, Prominence, OPTUM) or has the ability to be enrolled with any health plans
• Minimum two years experience in specialty care area (Geriatrics) in private physician office, clinic setting or community-based program preferred
• Demonstrates clinical competence including strong communications skills and medical knowledge
• Remains current in licensure according to state regulation
• Positively represents the practice by communicating to all visitors, patients and staff in an enthusiastic, friendly and professional manner
• Provides a positive environment and experience with patients
• Actively seeks out methods to support the practice, staff, patients and physicians
• Participates in Continuing Medical Education as required by their governing board

Responsibilities

• Obtain history and physical on new patients
• Order/interpret diagnostic tests
• Diagnose and treat chronic conditions and episodic illness
• Perform Advance Care Planning
• Accurate and timely documentation in the EHR
• Coordinate with other members of the care team, both internal and external partners
• Conduct Health Assessment, including past medical history, review of systems, medication reconciliation, and physical exam
• Review and discuss the need to close care gaps and quality measures
• Perform/review standardized screening exams
• Identify all existing medical conditions
• Accurately document assessment and conditions to include quality MEAT Statements
• Identify patients in need of chronic care management
• Identify patients in need of pharmacy assistance
• Document Elements of Personal Prevention Plan and health issues to follow up with PCP
• In-home post-acute visit including history and physical and medication reconciliation
• Short-term management of episodic illness related to acute or skilled admission
• Care coordination with team members for the implementation of a safe discharge plan
• Identify barriers/obstacles to safe, self-management in the community and work with care team to overcome or identify alternatives

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Mental health stipend
• Professional development allowance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees