Field Nurse Practitioner - Dallas Metroplex
Company: Molina Healthcare
Location: Irving
Posted on: January 9, 2021
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Summary The Care Connections NPs focus on
screening and preventive primary care services delivered in the
home, community and nursing facility settings. Provides needed care
in the environment that patients feel most comfortable and are most
receptive including home, nursing facilities, and "pop up" clinic.
The Nurse Practitioner will be required to work primarily in
non-clinical settings and provide medical care to all levels of
patients. Some programs may focus on specific populations (e.g.,
adult and geriatric, pediatric, women's health). Perform
comprehensive medical assessments, order appropriate
tests/procedures for diagnostic purposes, formulate treatment
plans, obtain specialists' consultations as needed, and do
appropriate documentations as required. Job roles and
responsibilities emphasize a team-based approach to care and
support each member of the team being trained to meet the highest
level of function allowed by state law. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Duties and Responsibilities (List all essential duties and
responsibilities in order of importance) * Provide general medical
care to various and/or specific patient levels - adults, geriatrics
and pediatrics.* Perform comprehensive evaluations including
history and physical exams for risk adjustment and other regulatory
assessments* Address both chronic and acute primary care
complaints, and able to ascertain medical urgency* Establish and
document reasonable medical diagnoses* Seek specialty consultation
as appropriate* Order pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology
testing for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptom; able to
work within an environment of limited resources and therefore uses
diagnostic tests judiciously and appropriately* Discuss unusual or
unclear symptoms or results with consulting physician in a timely
manner* Accept feedback and direction from the supervising
physician* Create and implements a medical plan of care* Provides
care coordination and preventative care services for geographical
as well as virtual targets who are stratified by risk.* Schedule
patient appointments for telehealth or in-person visits when
appropriate* Provide post discharge coordination to reduce hospital
readmission rates and emergency room utilization* Perform
face-to-face in-person visits in a variety of settings including
home, skilled nursing facilities, and public locations.*
Additionally, perform face-to-face synchronous video communications
using TeleHealth platform based on business need and leadership
direction* Order bulk laboratory orders to target specific
populations of member.* Perform alternating on-call coverage to
triage any urgent lab results and develop appropriate plan of care*
Participate in community-based "Pop Up Clinics" as way of building
relationship with community while addressing gaps in health care*
Collaborate with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best
practices to efficiently and effectively carry out work duties*
Actively participate in regional meetings* Prescribe medications as
appropriate* Remain knowledgeable on current therapies* Perform
timely documentation in medical records in an electronic medical
record computer system* Engage in practices constituting the
practice of medicine in collaboration with and under the medical
direction and supervision of a licensed physician to the degree
required by state laws. May also function as and perform all duties
reasonably expected and assigned to an RN such medication
administration.* Work as a partner with supervising physician. The
NP is responsible for initiating collaboration, as it is needed.*
The NP is responsible for knowing when a patient needs physician
oversight and when the patient's medical condition may be beyond
the scope of knowledge of the NP.Job Qualifications Required
Education Master's degree in family health from accredited nursing
program Required Experience * 3-5-year experience as a Registered
Nurse and/or Nurse Practitioner, ideally in a home health,
community health, or public health setting* Experience in chronic
disease management and preventative careRequired License,
Certification, Association * Completion of Nurse Practitioner
program at the Master's level, with a national certification from
one of the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners; American Nurses Credentialing Center* Current
state-issued license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner; Family
NPPreferred Experience * Previous experience as Nurse Practitioner,
3-5 years* Previous experience in Home health as a licensed
clinician, especially in management of chronic conditions*
Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic
barriers to health care* Fluency in a language in addition to
English is plus* Immunization and phlebotomy skillsTo all current
Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this
position, please apply through the intranet job listing. Molina
Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.
Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
M/F/D/V.
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