Nurse

Role: Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)
Location: On-site travel between five designated facilities in Providence, RI
Position Type: Full-time Contract ( 40 hours/week )
Duration: Temporary assignment (Approximately 4 months providing FMLA coverage)
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (No on-call, no weekends, and no holidays)
Dress Code: Medical Attire (Scrubs or clinical professional; no specific scrub color required)

Position Overview
Seeking an Advanced Practice Clinician (NP or PA) to support our Senior Community Care (SCC) program in Providence, RI. The SCC program is a longitudinal, integrated care delivery model that coordinates clinical care for health plan members within facility settings. In this role, you will provide care to high-risk members as part of a tight-knit, interdisciplinary team.
This contract position offers a structured daytime schedule with no on-call, weekend, or holiday commitments , allowing for an excellent work-life balance while delivering innovative, personalized care.

Primary Responsibilities

• Clinical Management: Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and effectively manage acute, chronic, and complex medical or behavioral conditions.
• Documentation: Ensure accurate, detailed, and complete medical documentation, including appropriate coding for ICD-10 conditions.
• Care Planning: Facilitate sensitive, critical conversations regarding advanced illness and advanced care planning.
• Education & Support: Provide dedicated counseling, guidance, and education to patients and their primary caregivers.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Actively communicate and collaborate with facility staff and the broader care team to streamline member care.
• Travel: Travel between five local facilities.

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) license in the State of Rhode Island.
• DEA: Current, active DEA licensure and prescriptive authority.
• Education & National Certification:
  • For NPs: Graduate of an accredited MSN or DNP program. Board-certified through the AANP or ANCC in one of the following specialties: Family, Adult, Gerontology, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care .
  • For PAs: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program. Board-certified by the NCCPA.
• Collaborative Agreement: Ability to maintain or secure a collaborative practice agreement (if applicable under RI state guidelines).
• Physical & Logistics: Access to reliable transportation. Ability to complete physical job requirements, including lifting a 30-pound bag in/out of a vehicle, navigating stairs, and sitting, standing, or kneeling to perform physical assessments.
• Compliance: Full COVID-19 vaccination is required for this role. Candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: 1+ years of clinical practice experience, ideally within a long-term care (LTC) or skilled nursing environment.
• Complex Care: Experience addressing the intersecting medical, behavioral, social, and functional needs of complex geriatric patients.
• Specialized Knowledge: A strong understanding of geriatrics, chronic illness management, and navigating end-of-life or advanced illness discussions.
• Tech Proficiency: Proficient computer skills, including strong familiarity with Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR) software.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.