Leads and supervises team of nurse practitioners responsible for primary, urgent, and preventative care services in various non-clinical community settings including homes, nursing facilities, shelters, pop-up clinics, or any environment where members feel comfortable and are receptive to care. Contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care.
Essential Job Duties
• Oversees team of nurse practitioners responsible for provision of evidence-based, high-quality patient care via in-person and telehealth visits.
• Provides real time training and mentoring to practitioners by rounding regularly and directly engaging in patient care.
• Provides education on clinical guidelines, coding, quality measures, and documentation excellence.
• Ensures patient-focused and culturally sensitive medical care is delivered to patients, and access to care is available to all members.
• Continuously optimizes clinical performance and achieves department and clinical goals including desired clinical outcomes, clinical documentation excellence, and cost-effective care.
• Performs and coordinates alternating on-call coverage to triage any urgent lab results or clinical needs and develop appropriate plan of care.
• Participates in the implementation of new clinical projects.
• Provides direct medical care to all levels of patients and population groups, for example, adult, geriatric, pediatric and women’s health; using evidence-based guidelines, properly diagnoses and creates patient-focused plan of care and treatment.
• Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing, prescribes medication and durable medical equipment, and places referrals as clinically appropriate.
• Documents thoroughly and accurately in electronic medical records with a focus on ensuring continuity of care while complying with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Addresses chronic and acute primary care complaints, ascertains medical urgency, and takes appropriate action based on evidence-based guidelines.
• Seeks specialty consultation as needed.
• Participates in community-based initiatives geared towards building relationships with the community while addressing gaps in health care, such as pop-up clinics and shelters.
• Actively participates in and leads regional meetings hosted by managers, peers, senior leaders team and other department leads including workshops, townhalls, huddles, new programs, new pilots, and initiatives.
• Facilitates ride along member visits for new practitioners to ensure appropriate training and support.
• Hires, trains, develops and manages team demonstrates accountability for team performance and achievement of department-specific goals.
• Drives up to 120 miles a day on a regular basis to a wide variety of locations within the assigned region(s) with potential for additional mileage on extended mileage days or special project days.
• Carries up to 50 lbs. of equipment daily. Equipment can be transported using a backpack or a rolling bag, depending on preference.
Required Qualifications
• At least 5 years of experience as a nurse practitioner, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Active and unrestricted national certification from one of the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Current state-issued license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Valid and unrestricted driver's license, reliable transportation, and adequate auto insurance for job related travel requirements. Advanced computer skills.
• Strong customer service/member-centric focus.
• Responsive in all forms of communication, and ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations.
• Strong time-management and prioritization skills, and ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to change.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within a variety of settings and adjust style as needed, including ability to work with diverse populations, various personalities and personal situations.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-motivation.
• Ability to work cross-collaboratively within a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Microsoft Office suite and applicable software program(s) proficiency, and electronic medical record (EMR) proficiency.
Preferred Qualifications
• Management/leadership experience.
• Home visit/Home health experience.
• Bilingual.
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Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V
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