Travel to patient homes within Livingston, Texas (Polk County)
***We need help with wellness exams that include doing A1C and using portable eye camera, this will be a main focus for them to conduct the in-home testing.***
-Perform health risk assessments which are essentially history and physicals done within the patient's home or on occasion in nursing home or other health facility
-Clinical documentation of acute, chronic, and long-term healthcare issues through patient encounter in EMR system; Documentation must be accurate, high quality, and completed in a timely manner
-Provider will ensure all appropriate consent forms are signed and dated
Provider will have frequent interaction with patients, coders, schedulers, and supervising physician
-The provider will educate patients and/or patient's family on chronic medical conditions, preventative care, and medication adherence compliance
-Provider will complete referrals to case management, nursing, pharmacy, etc. as needed
-Provider will participate in clinical meetings and compliance trainings which are primarily web based; however, provider will occasionally be required to attend on-site training
-Provider will not be required to prescribe medicine nor order any lab or diagnostic testing
-Provider will occasionally need to obtain samples for diagnostic screening tests such as finger stick for HgbA1C, LDL, and Lead levels; urine analysis may also be required based on client need.
-Provider will be responsible to review patient records for past and present health issues
-Provider will need to collaborate with the supervising physician and other members of health care team
-Provider must be able to interpret laboratory data and diagnostic testing when available to assist in diagnosis of medical conditions
-As part of the assessment, the provider must do ADL and Fall Risk evaluation, Depression and Nutritional Health Screening, BMI evaluation, and medication reconciliation
-Performs other duties as assigned by supervising physician such as perform examinations using equipment for diabetic retinal exams, bone density, etc.
Training as a Family NP is required. Can consider adult if no pediatric patients will be seen.
Candidates must be board certified by the ANCC or AANP
Must have active/unrestricted license in state of position opening
New graduates will be considered
Must be able to be credentialed by Medicare, Medicaid, and other Private Insurance Companies
For states/markets that require state specific prescriptive authority in addition to the Federal DEA registration, NPs must be able to see patients without the physical presence of a collaborative physician (where such collaboration is required). This may mean the provider must have already accumulated the required hours of working as a Nurse Practitioner for whichever timeframe is specified by the state for which the provider is licensed.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $100.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
License/Certification:
- Certified Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Houston, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road