Nurse Practitioner

Vida Health; United States; Remote; USD 96,432 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare company is seeking a Prescribing Nurse Practitioner to provide accessible care through Telehealth. Responsibilities include prescribing medications, managing treatment plans, and patient education with a focus on chronic conditions. Candidates should be board certified and have an active NP license. This position offers $70-$75 an hour and requires coverage for critical outreach shifts during the week and weekends.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted NP license in 15+ states is preferred.
• Board Certified and availability for critical outreach shifts are required.
• Experience with CHF, COPD, Diabetes, and Obesity is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, support, and treatment plans.
• Issue medication prescriptions following guidelines.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests for patients.

Skills

Patient care

Medication management

Telehealth experience

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Education

Active Nurse Practitioner license

Board Certification

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Overview

The Prescribing Nurse Practitioner plays a key role in providing accessible and convenient care for our members. The Nurse Practitioner works in partnership with physicians to diagnose, manage and provide medication management and outpatient treatment via Telehealth in the areas of obesity, HTN/HLD, CHF/COPD and diabetes. In addition to Monday-Friday hours, this role may include coverage of critical response outreach shift responsibilities in the evenings, mornings and/or weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and support by prescribing, creating, monitoring and supporting treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols.
• Issue medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Order laboratory tests, interpret and explain the test results to patients.
• Provide patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations.
• Communicate with patients and engage in follow-up as necessary.
• Refer higher acuity patients to specialized care based off of a stringent screening guideline to ensure quality of care and the best outcome for patients.
• Maintain medical records and high quality of clinical documentation.
• Provide medical care, patient education and medication prescribing and management in an empathetic and judgment-free manner.
• Reach out to members identified by remote monitoring protocols and, if needed, prescribe rescue medications or direct to community medicine/emergency services.

Requirements

• NP with active, unrestricted license in 15+ states ideally including PA, CA, NY, TX, FL, MD, VA. (If you do not meet this requirement, but are close, please apply).
• Board Certified.
• Availability to cover at least three critical outreach shifts/week. Critical outreach shifts take place during the week early mornings(7am) or in the evenings(7pm) and also on the weekends. These shifts could last one hour or less.
• Experience treating CHF, COPD, Diabetes and Obesity preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with patients, clients, and other clinical providers in an integrated setting.
• Meticulous organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Previous experience with quality assurance and improvement practices preferred.
• Experience with digital technology and general computer skills.
• Ability to perform independently, under minimal supervision with accountability for specific goals/objectives.
• Demonstrates problem solving, leadership, conflict management and team building skills in order to ensure a productive work environment and achievement of goals.
• Demonstrates strong aptitude to work in a rapidly changing, start-up environment.
• Proficiency with EMR (electronic medical record) systems.

$70 - $75 an hour

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