Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), Care At Home Services

Job Overview The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will serve as the lead member of the care team, working under the oversight of a supervising physician. They will be responsible for conducting home and telephonic visits, delivering holistic, high‑quality care to members enrolled in managed care plans, closing any identified open care gaps, Health Risk Social Needs gaps, and re‑engaging members with primary care services to improve member quality of life and decrease total cost of care. The role will primarily take place in the home with supplemented telehealth visits to care for the complex medical population. Job Details FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000 (salary based on experience) Reports To: Supervising Physician Direct Reports: N/A Locations: Los Angeles, CA Travel: Up to 80% Work Type: Regular Schedule: Full‑Time Position Description Work effectively with individuals and families to assist them in solving physical, mental and social health problems. Work in collaboration with physician practice leaders. Work effectively as a leader of a health team. Work with a team to manage the health of homebound and complex medical patients. Deliver succinct communication in case management between hospitals, short and long‑term care facilities and primary care providers. Speak and write effectively including the preparation of clear and concise reports. Recognize social problems which affect health. Instruct in the prevention of disease, good health practices, and the health care of an ill or injured person. Construct and interpret a medical history, perform a physical assessment, evaluate patient behavior, perform and interpret selected laboratory tests, identify problems and develop and implement treatment plans for patients. Maintain effective working relationships with other departments and agencies and the community. Consult effectively with physicians and allied health personnel to improve total care outcome for the patient. Provide health promotion, prevention, and treatments to patients. Prescribe medications when needed to ensure patient health and well‑being. Ensure complete and accurate documentation of patient information and treatments for patient charts and medical records. Use comprehensive knowledge to assess patients by diagnosing diseases, disorders, or conditions. Present professional guidance to other health professionals and working autonomously with other interdisciplinary health care professionals. Initiate health care treatment for health care management, therapeutic interventions, and prescribing medication. Effectively communicate with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families. Lead team of MAs, CHW and Care Navigators. Work with providers to close quality care gaps for referred clients. Qualifications Licensed in the state of California as a Nurse Practitioner or licensed in the state of California as a Physician Assistant. Holds National Board Certification. Graduate from an accredited Masters or Doctoral Program. Preferred at least 1-3 years prior hands‑on work experience in healthcare management and patient care (with salary reflective of more experienced providers). Preferred experience delivering home health care to medically complex and homebound patients. Strong experience in patient care assessment and working with providers. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion. Ability to maintain highly confidential information. Bilingual abilities required (including but not limited to Spanish, Chinese, Creole). Willingness to travel throughout assigned patients. Working Knowledge of the Following Required Timely and accurate documentation of day‑to‑day activities in a designated technology platform. Adaptable to new technologies and software. Proficiency in EMR system(s), Outlook and data entry experience preferred. Basic PC skills (MS Word/Outlook/PPT/Excel). Knowledge of Federal and State regulations for Medicare and Medicaid and other national and state funded programs. Knowledge of community resources access. Examples of Competencies Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information. Ability to analyze and solve problems; requires details, data and facts that must be analyzed and challenged prior to making decisions. Strong communication, listening interpersonal skills. Ability to clearly communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the public. Excellent organization, prioritization, follow up, analytical and time management skills with ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, sense of urgency, being proactive and ownership for one’s work. Dependable, with strong work ethic and extremely high degree personal integrity. Ability to deal with multiple interruptions on a continual basis that must be met with a friendly exchange with others. Ability to develop and implement new approaches to improve processes, procedures, or the general work environment. Ability to review critical issues, effectively solve problems and create action plans. Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, bend, sit, talk, lift, or hear, stand, use hands and arms to operate general office equipment such as PC, telephone, file cabinets, copier, postage meter, fax machine and printer. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move between 10 and 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee will need to travel to healthcare practices, patient homes or other community settings. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Benefits Our benefits include comprehensive, affordable insurance plans for our team and their families, and a host of other unique benefits, such as a yearly stipend for wellness‑related activities, and a paid parental leave program. More information is available at Additional annual earning potential through success of population quality initiatives. Potential sign‑on bonus/relocation assistance. Internal Category I CME availability with competitive CME yearly allotment. #J-18808-Ljbffr COPE Health Solutions