Nurse Practitioner - House Calls

Location: Lowell, MA
Salary: Competitive
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner - House Calls

Are you a Nurse Practitioner working in the Healthcare and/or Health Insurance fields? If not, do you want to be? Are you looking to join a great organization where they actually WANT you to grow professionally and climb the ladder? If you are, keep reading. If you aren't you can keep reading too if you'd like. Now that you're here, our client in Bristol, MA area is in immediate need of your skills. If you made it this far, send me an e-mail so we can discuss this role further and I can get you in front of the hiring manager and get an interview scheduled. Sound good? Good. My e-mail address is mthum@judge.com and some more information about the job is below. I'll be waiting for your e-mail.
This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members. Average visit is 45-60 minutes in length. Assessment is performed and completed electronically. House Calls Assessment includes:
• Past medical history
• Review of systems
• Physical examination
• Medication review
• Depression screening
• Responsible for checking vitals, conducting a physical exam that includes monofilament test, urine dipstick, and foot exam (as appropriate).
• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
• Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
• Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform members PCP of potential gaps in care.
• Identify needs and opportunities to generate clinical referrals appropriately.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• NP license and national certification (ANCC or AANP, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment) active, unencumbered licensure free any open/unresolved disciplinary actions including probation or restrictions against privilege to practice
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting preferred.
• Family, Geriatrics, or Adult certification required
• Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology a plus.
• Home Health care or home visit experience is a plus.
• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to obtain reliable transportation in order to complete home visit assessments
• Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills are required.
• Professional image and behavior are required.
• Strong communication skills with the geriatric or Medicare population.
• Proficient with electronic medical records, the internet and access to a personal computer.
• Ability to work independently.
• Detail oriented.
• Dependable and reliable.
• Ability to lift 30 pound bag in and out of car and up and down steps, as needed.

Now that you have made it this far and spent 5 minutes of your life reading this posting, you HAVE to send me your resume, right? Good. I'm glad we're in agreement. Now send that resume to me at: mthum@judge.com
Thanks for reading and I am looking forward to working with you.

Contact: mthum@judge.com
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