Nurse Practitioner (In Home Family Care)

Nesthealth; Kingman (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare startup is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide comprehensive in-home care for families. This role involves managing a diverse panel of patients, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, and utilizing advanced electronic health record systems to enhance patient care. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both clinical and behavioral health, with a passion for serving underserved communities. Join a mission-driven organization that is transforming access to healthcare and making a significant impact on the lives of families in need. If you're ready to embrace a dynamic work environment and lead change in the healthcare system, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Employer-sponsored health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Generous PTO

Mileage reimbursement

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted license to practice in Arizona is required.
• 2+ years experience in clinical services for pediatric and adult patients.

Responsibilities

• Manage a panel of families as the primary care provider.
• Utilize electronic health records and care management tools.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Patient education

Chronic disease management

Behavioral health care

Communication skills

Education

Physician Assistant accredited program

Nurse Practitioner accredited program

Tools

Electronic health record systems

Care management tools

Job description

Nurse Practitioner (In Home Family Care)

Kingman, Arizona

What is the role?

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant is the primary care provider, providing whole-family primary, acute, chronic, and pediatric care to adult and pediatric family members in the home setting. The NP or PA is both a health practitioner and an educator, delivering care in a culturally congruent, non-judgmental manner and collaborating closely with a clinical team comprised of physicians, behavioral health counselors, registered dieticians, and the partnership of a medical assistant upskilled to help support social services navigation when conducting care in the homes.

Who is Nest Health?

As the first value-based care provider built for families, Nest is on a mission to make comprehensive medical, behavioral, and social care radically accessible to America’s highest risk families. Nest’s first-of-its-kind family-based, in-home, and virtual care model includes primary adult and pediatric care, mental health and nutrition support, vaccinations and labs, same-and-next-day acute visits, chronic condition and transitions of care management, social services and navigation, and more.

What will you do?

1. Manage a panel of families as the primary care provider to improve whole-family health through longitudinal primary and preventive care, care management, and care coordination in the home setting and virtual care modalities as appropriate (video, phone, SMS).
2. Practice with the support of a robust interdisciplinary team, including MDs, LCSWs, RNs, psychiatrists, dieticians, and medical assistants.
3. Utilize Nest Health’s electronic health record and care management tools to collect data, document member interactions in the field, organize information, track tasks, and communicate with your team, members, and community resources.
4. Attend daily team huddles and weekly case conferences to advise on physical health needs and establish health goals as part of member’s NAP (Nest Action Plan).
5. Propose treatments for chronic and infectious diseases, prescribe and reconcile appropriate medications, and educate patients about their conditions and medications.
6. Order, administer, obtain, and record diagnostic tests.

What do you bring to the Nest?

1. Completion of Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner accredited program and an active, unrestricted license to practice in Arizona is required.
2. Experience (at least 2 years) providing clinical services to pediatric (including newborns) and adult patients with both chronic medical and behavioral health conditions, and interest in serving underserved, vulnerable populations.
3. Demonstrated proficiency, prior experience, and/or willingness to train in clinical nursing skills such as blood drawing (venipuncture & phlebotomy), patient assessments and care plan reinforcement for common adult and pediatric chronic conditions such as diabetes, respiratory concerns, hypertension, CHF, depression, etc.
4. Proven skills, knowledge base, and judgment necessary for independent clinical decision-making and problem-solving.
5. Available to work a full-time, five-day work week and participate in rotating call schedule that includes occasional evening and weekend days each month.
6. Maintains current CPR certification (BLS).
7. Experience working as the leader of an interdisciplinary care team preferred.
8. Experience in a startup environment is a plus, but not required.
9. Access to reliable transportation and willingness to comply with all the terms of the Nest Motor Vehicle Safety Policy.
10. Please note, this position will involve educating and encouraging vaccination against COVID-19.

What is required (travel & physical requirements)?

1. This is a mobile job that will be providing service in family homes.
2. Must have a driver’s license, a car (mileage is reimbursed), auto insurance, and the ability to drive to the homes of Nest families and carry portable healthcare supplies.
3. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
4. Must be able to lift to 25 pounds at times.

What does Nest bring to the table?

We are reimagining what a supportive workplace looks like, from the inside out. To ensure every team member feels valued, we provide competitive compensation packages that reflect your skills and contributions. On top of this, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits such as employer-sponsored health, dental, and life options, and generous PTO.

What does it mean to be a part of a startup?

Working at a healthcare startup can be a unique experience with a fast-paced, ever-changing environment that can involve varied workloads, quick changes, and high expectations. Taking a position at a Healthcare startup allows for the opportunity to be high impact in disrupting the US healthcare system.

Nest Health celebrates the diversity of our patient population and seeks diversity on our team. We are an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.