NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR HOME HEALTHCARE - GERIATRIC PATIENT CARE
MODESTO, CA · Healthcare
NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR HOME HEALTHCARE - GERIATRIC PATIENT CARE
Salary Range: High $100K – Mid $200K based upon experience and qualifications. Excellent benefit package!
Home Healthcare provider located nearby Modesto, CA is hiring a Primary Care/ Geriatric Nurse Practitioner to make in-home -health visits for patients. The patient population is Geriatrics. As the Nurse Practitioner you will:
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 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
This position requires
Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing
Certificate as a Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority
NP State License
Minimum of two years of experience working with the senior population
Current knowledge of chronic care/geriatric issues and best practices
Valid State Driver’s License with a clean DMV record