Field Advanced Practice Provider (Ohio - West Alexandria, Eaton, New Lebanon, and Trotwood)

Elevance Health; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare team as a Field Advanced Practice Provider, where you will make a significant impact on patients' lives by delivering compassionate care in their homes. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to the unique needs of patients facing chronic and complex health conditions. You will be responsible for educating patients and their families about treatment options and ensuring they receive the best possible care. If you're passionate about palliative care and want to contribute to meaningful health outcomes, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted NP or PA license required.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing or PA Studies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based care and develop clinical plans for patients.
• Educate patients and families on medication and health management.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Plan Development

Medication Education

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Physician Assistant Studies

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Be Part of an Extraordinary Team

Title: Field Advanced Practice Provider

Location: Associate will support Ohio patients in West Alexandria, Eaton, New Lebanon, and Trotwood

Shift:

• Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
• Field-based role

Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.

The Field Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for collaborating with company physicians, the patient’s other physicians and providers, and their family members to develop complex plans of care in accordance with the patient’s health status and overall goals and values. Provides clinical and non-clinical support to patients in palliative care within a designated territory.

How you will make an impact:

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provides services in home settings to provide care to patients.
• Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions (e.g., co-morbid medical and mental health diagnoses, limited personal resources, chronic medical conditions).
• Gathers history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed, and then develops and implements treatment plans given the patient’s goals of care and current conditions.
• Meets the patient’s and family’s physical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the company’s inter-disciplinary team.
• Educates patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illness progression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation and prevention.
• Maintains contact with other clinical team members, patients’ other physicians and patients’ other medical providers to coordinate optimal care and resources for the patient and his or her family in a timely basis and consistent with state regulations and company health standards and policy.
• Maintains patient medical records and medical documentation consistent with state regulations and company standards and policy.
• Participates in continuing education as required by state.
• Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in applicable state(s).
• Master’s Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies.
• Possession of DEA registration or eligibility required.
• CPR certification required.
• For Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• 2 years of experience in home-based services, complex care cases, and hospice and/or palliative care preferred.
• Bedside hospital, oncology, emergency room (ER) or intensive care unit (ICU) experience highly preferred.
• Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.