FIELD FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER- (WASHINGTON)
Company: Molina Healthcare
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 20, 2024
Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTIONJob SummaryThe Care Connections Nurse
Practitioners focus on screening and preventive primary care
services delivered in the home, community, and nursing facility
settings. Provides needed care in the environment that patients
feel most comfortable and are most receptive including home,
nursing facilities, and "pop up" clinic.The Nurse Practitioner will
be required to work primarily in non-clinical settings and provide
medical care to all levels of patients. Some programs may focus on
specific populations (e.g., adult and geriatric, pediatric, women's
health).Perform comprehensive medical assessments, order
appropriate tests/procedures for diagnostic purposes, formulate
treatment plans, obtain specialists' consultations as needed, and
do appropriate documentations as required.*** New Grads are
welcome***You will love this job if:
- You consider yourself a self-starter and enjoy being outside of
the four walls of a clinic or hospital.
- You consider yourself an innovator and would like to
participate in pilots for new services or care models.
- You are tech savvy and want to learn more about Clinical
Informatics or Health Information Technology.
- New grads/exp NP who want to make a difference in the
community.Who is the ideal candidate?
- A passion to serve the underserved
- Previous experience working with Medicaid, Marketplace, and
Medicare populations.
- Epic EHR experience
- Bilingual or multi-lingual communication skillsJob Duties
- Provide general medical care and care coordination to various
and/or specific patient levels - adults, women's health, pediatric,
and geriatric.
- Perform comprehensive evaluations including history and
physical exams for gaps in care and preventative assessments
- Address both chronic and acute primary care complaints, and
able to ascertain medical urgency
- Establish and document reasonable medical diagnoses
- Seek specialty consultation as appropriate
- Order/perform pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology
testing for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptom; able to
work within an environment of limited resources and therefore uses
diagnostic tests judiciously and appropriately
- Responsible for knowing when a patient's needs are beyond their
scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is needed.
- Create and implements a medical plan of care
- Schedule patient appointments for visits when appropriate
- Provide post discharge coordination to reduce hospital
readmission rates and emergency room utilization
- Perform face-to-face in-person visits in a variety of settings
including home, skilled nursing facilities, and public
locations.
- Additionally, may perform face-to-face visits via alternate
modalities based on business need, leadership direction, and state
regulations
- Order bulk laboratory orders to target specific populations of
member.
- Perform alternating on-call coverage to triage any urgent lab
results and pharmacy inquiries and develop appropriate plan of
care
- Participate in community-based "Pop Up Clinics" as way of
building relationship with community while addressing gaps in
health care
- Drive up to 120 miles a day on a regular basis to a variety of
locations within the assigned region. There may be drives beyond
120 miles as part of Extended Mileage Special Project days. Special
Projects may include an overnight hotel stay.
- Obtain and maintain cross state license in other states besides
home state based on business need.
- Collaborate with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best
practices to perform work duties efficiently and effectively
- Actively participate in regional meetings
- Prescribe medications and perform procedures as
appropriate
- Perform timely documentation in medical records in an
electronic medical record computer system
- On occasion, may be required to walk flights of stairs while
carrying up to 50 lbs. of equipmentJOB QUALIFICATIONSREQUIRED
EDUCATION:Master's degree in family health from accredited nursing
programREQUIRED EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:Advanced
computer skills. Proficient with Word, Excel, and Electronic
Medical Record.REQUIRED LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, ASSOCIATION:
- An active and unrestricted national certification from one of
the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners; American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Current state-issued license to practice as a Family Nurse
Practitioner
- Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional
certification
- Current unrestricted driver's licensePREFERRED
EDUCATION:PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- 3-5-year experience as a Registered Nurse and/or Nurse
Practitioner, ideally in a home health, community health, or public
health setting
- Previous experience in home health as a licensed clinician,
especially in management of chronic conditions
- Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic
barriers to health care
- Fluency in a language in addition to English is plus
- Immunization and point of care testing skillsAdditional Perks
- Flexible scheduling with either 4x10-hour or 5x8-hour
shift
- $30k nursing loan repayment over 3 years
- $2,500 + 40 hours for CME annually
- Home office stipend, mileage reimbursement, cell phone
- Tuition/Certification Reimbursement- $5,250 annuallyTo all
current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for
this position, please apply through the intranet job listing.Molina
Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.
Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
M/F/D/V.#PJHS#LI-AC1Pay Range: $72,370.82 - $156,803.45 /
ANNUAL*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on
geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill
level.
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