Virtual Emergency Care Nurse Practitioner - California Licensure

Wellpath•Franklin, TN

1d•Remote

About The Position

You Matter • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training Why Us Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time. Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support. How you make a difference The Virtual Emergency Care Nurse Practitioner delivers acute medical care to patients via telemedicine, coordinating with facility staff and physicians. They evaluate emergency complaints, recommend treatment, and determine when offsite emergency transfer is necessary. The NP documents assessments in the EMR, ensures HIPAA compliance, and participates in quality initiatives. This role also includes psychiatric stability assessments and remote cross-coverage. The practitioner supports safe, timely care in correctional environments.

Requirements

Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs)
Minimum of two (2) years’ Emergency Department experience working as a NP or completion of a one (1) year Emergency Medicine Fellowship required
Unrestricted current license, certification, or registration in EACH state of practice
Must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients via telemedicine and provide emergency care recommendations
Coordinate with physicians and facility staff on patient care and escalation decisions
Document encounters in the EMR using S.O.A.P. format and maintain HIPAA compliance
Participate in quality review activities and provide cross-coverage as needed
Assess psychiatric and medical stability for offsite emergency transfers