Field Advanced Practice Provider

Elevance Health (Anthem); Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

comprehensive benefits package

incentive and recognition programs

equity stock purchase and 401k

Job summary

Elevance Health seeks a Field Advanced Practice Provider for California to deliver home-based palliative care in collaboration with physicians and the care team. This field-based role involves traveling to client sites and occasional office attendance, with hybrid/remote work considered per policy.

You will develop complex plans of care, educate patients and families, and coordinate with multiple providers to meet goals while maintaining state compliance and documentation.

Qualifications

• MS in Nursing required; NP or PA license in state(s) of practice.
• DEA registration and CPR certification required.
• Experience with home-based palliative care and EMR systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based palliative care within a designated territory.
• Develop and implement complex plans of care aligned with patient goals.
• Coordinate with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal care.
• Educate patients and families on medications, adherence, and crisis prevention.
• Maintain records in compliance with state regulations and policies.

Skills

EMR experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Field-based travel flexibility

Education

MS in Nursing

Nurse Practitioner license or Physician Assistant license (state)

DEA registration

CPR certification

Job description

Anticipated End Date: 2026-10-02

Position Title: Field Advanced Practice Provider

Job Description:

Location : This field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands‑on engagement. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Field Advanced Practice Provider will be 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'll make a difference:

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 to state regulations and company health standards and policy.

Maintains patient medical records and medical documentation consistent with state regulations and company standard and policy.

Participates continuing education as required by state.

Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires an MS in Nursing. Requires current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in applicable state(s).

Possession of DEA registration or eligibility required.

CPR certification required.

Preferred skills, qualifications 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.

For Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position. Travel may be required.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $115,584 to $173,376

Locations: California

• In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
• The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.
• The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

*The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, paid time off, stock, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Job Level: Non-Management Exempt

Workshift: 1st Shift (United States of America)