PRN Nurse Practitioner, Virtual Care

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We’re changing lives every day.  For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the charts?  Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy?

We’re different than most primary care providers. We’re rapidly expanding and we need great people to join our team.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This is a PRN/Per Diem position, requiring a minimum of 160 hours per year, with scheduling flexibility based on the needs of the department.
• Works on an as-needed basis, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Expected to pick up shifts to cover PTO, LOA and other unexpected absences, with some shifts being planned in advance and others requiring minimal notice.
• Through virtual video conference or telephone, assesses acute and non-acute clinical problems. Performs and documents physical evaluations and patient histories, analyzes trends in patient conditions and develops, documents and implements a patient management plan based on interpretation of findings. Aids in the development of a plan of care that may include health education, physician referrals, case management referrals and patient/family counseling.
• Evaluates need for immediate nursing intervention, consultation and/or referral and facilitates the necessary patient care.
• Plans patient care based on knowledge of the patient population and/or protocol. Considers the patient’s cultural background, level of understanding, personality and support systems to anticipate and identify physiological and/or psychological problems. Serves as patient advocate.
• Collects comprehensive and focused data relating to the health needs of patients and families. Analyzes data to determine appropriate health maintenance and/or improvement methods.
• Confers with the patient’s PCP and other medical providers to report health data and ensure compliance with guidelines.
• Consults with patients and/or family members on health outcomes and works with them to maintain positive health habits and/or improve opportunities.
• Leads efforts to ensure achievement of optimal patient outcomes through use of Telemedicine. Collaborates with on-call PCP, as needed, to support expected clinical outcomes. Implements the appropriate protocol to attain expected outcomes. Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
• Documents assessments, interventions and progress toward outcomes in an easy-to-understand and translate format.
• Works with key contributors to enhance the quality of telehealth practices and systems through the utilization of data demonstrating program effectiveness and success.
• Communicates using a variety of formats, tools and technologies to build professional relationships and deliver care across the continuum.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide services that are safe, effective and financially responsible.
• Provides extraordinary customer service and professionalism to all internal and external customers.
• May also participate in clinical rounds and conferences, risk and quality management programs, clinical and other relevant meetings.
• Adheres to strict departmental goals/objectives, standards of performance, regulatory compliance, quality patient care compliance, policies, and procedures. Practices in accordance with a written or electronic practice agreement.
• Participates with the physician in the formulation of telehealth/telemedicine policies, procedures and protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally, within South Florida to attend meetings and trainings up to 10% of the time; Depending on the assigned schedule required availability to work evenings/overnights and/or weekends
• Minimum requirement to work 3 holidays in the calendar year

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:

• BS degree from an accredited PA program and national board certification required; Master's degree from an accredited PA program preferred; OR
• MS degree in Nursing (MSN) and graduate of a school of nursing for Advanced Practice Nursing with certification in area of specialty required
• For NPs: Board certification by AANP or ANCC strongly desired
• For PAs: Board certification by NCCPA (PA-C) required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required
• Current DEA number from the DEA for schedule II-V controlled substances may be required based on State of practice
• Licensed to practice in Florida may be required to acquire additional state licenses at a later date
• A minimum of 3 years’ acute clinical work experience required
• A minimum of 2 years’ telehealth work experience preferred
• A minimum of 2 years’ in clinical management preferred