Primary Care Provider (NP/PA)

Job Description Job Description Job Title: Primary Care Provider (NP/PA)

Job Summary:

Essential Job Duties:

• Perform in-person comprehensive assessments including initial, semi-annual and unscheduled assessments and continuous medical coverage to participants
• Collaborate with physicians and IDT to develop care plans for each participant
• Collaborate with physicians and IDT in discharge planning from acute or long-term settings
• Help maintain care of participants in the nursing home, making regular visits as dictated by participant need
• Work collaboratively with WelbeHealth physicians, community-based PACE physicians, and IDT to oversee and ensure effective care coordination
• At the direction of the Medical Director, review outcomes and utilization data, including hospitalizations, and use of specialists to establish best practices and policy improvements
• Take part in rotating night and weekend call

Job Requirements:

• Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing or Physicians Asst studies
• Certificate as a Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority or PA
• NP State License or PA License
• Minimum of two years of experience working with the senior population
• Current knowledge of chronic care/geriatric issues and best practices

Skills and Certifications:
Certificated as a Nurse Practitioner OR Physicians Asst
Licensed in California
2 years of NP/PA exp.
Geriatrics experience (preferred)