Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Vera Whole Health, Inc.; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 108,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Vera Whole Health, Inc. is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive adult and family primary care in ambulatory and community settings.

The role emphasizes independent practice within the APP scope with physician collaboration and a focus on evidence-based prevention and chronic disease management. The NP will evaluate and manage acute and chronic conditions, order tests, develop treatment plans, and participate in care coordination to improve health outcomes and patient

Qualifications

• Master's-level clinical training within APP scope.
• Independent practice with physician collaboration.
• Experience in primary care settings.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with acute and chronic conditions through history, exam, and evidence-based care.
• Develop individualized treatment plans including medication management and preventive services.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic tests within scope.
• Perform office-based procedures aligned with policies and state regulations.
• Conduct wellness visits, preventive screenings, and care management.
• Coordinate referrals to specialty care and community resources.
• Educate patients and caregivers on diagnoses, medications, and self-management.
• Document encounters accurately in the electronic health record and support value-based care initiatives.

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Job description

Job Description Summary

Provides comprehensive advanced practice primary care services for patients across the lifespan in ambulatory and community-based care settings. Evaluates, diagnoses, and manages acute and chronic medical conditions through evidence-based assessment, preventive care, health screenings, medication management, patient education, and long-term disease management. Promotes wellness and disease prevention while collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams to improve health outcomes, enhance care coordination, and deliver high-quality, patient-centered primary care.

The Nurse Practitioner, General / Primary Care practices independently within the advanced practice provider scope, making clinical decisions for routine and moderately complex cases and escalating beyond-scope matters to collaborating physicians. Decisions are made with minimal supervision under the physician collaboration model. This job applies Master's-level clinical training to deliver patient care within the defined APP scope and may oversee nursing and allied support staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and preventive healthcare needs through comprehensive history, physical examination, diagnostic interpretation, and evidence-based clinical decision‑making.
• Develop individualized treatment plans that include medication management, preventive services, lifestyle counseling, health promotion, immunizations, and ongoing monitoring of treatment outcomes.
• Diagnose and manage common primary care conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, thyroid disorders, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal conditions, infectious diseases, and other acute and chronic illnesses within the advanced practice provider scope.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, point‑of‑care testing, electrocardiograms, and other diagnostic evaluations within the scope of practice to guide patient care.
• Perform office‑based procedures within the scope of practice, including minor wound care, skin lesion management, joint injections, incision and drainage, and other approved procedures consistent with organizational policies and state regulations.
• Conduct annual wellness visits, preventive screenings, health risk assessments, chronic care management, transitional care management, and age‑appropriate preventive services in accordance with evidence‑based clinical guidelines.
• Recognize changes in patient condition, identify complex clinical presentations requiring physician consultation, and coordinate referrals to specialty care, behavioral health, community resources, and ancillary services when clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, care managers, behavioral health providers, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive patient care across the continuum.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding diagnoses, medications, preventive health measures, nutrition, exercise, chronic disease self‑management, and treatment plans to promote informed decision‑making and improved health outcomes.
• Document patient encounters, medical decision‑making, procedures, treatment plans, quality measures, and clinical outcomes accurately within the electronic health record while maintaining compliance with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, payer documentation guidelines, and value‑based care initiatives.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, population health programs, patient safety activities, clinical pathway development, and continuing professional development to support excellence in primary care delivery.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: $108,466.00 to $162,698.00 The anticipated base salary range represents the Company's good‑faith estimate of the compensation it reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.

Mosaic Health is a national care delivery platform focused on expanding access to comprehensive primary care for consumers with coverage across Commercial, Individual Exchange, Medicare, and Medicaid health plans.