JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary: Provides screening, preventive primary care and medical care services to members - primarily in non-clinical settings where members feel most comfortable, including in-home, community and nursing facilities and "pop up" clinics. Strives to ensure member progress toward desired outcomes and contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care.
Essential Job Duties:
• Provides general medical care and care coordination to various and/or specific patient member populations - adult, women's health, pediatric, and geriatric. • Performs comprehensive evaluations including history and physical exams for gaps in care and preventive assessments. • Addresses both chronic and acute primary care complaints, and demonstrates ability to ascertain medical urgency. • Establishes and documents reasonable medical diagnoses. • Seeks specialty consultation as appropriate. • Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptoms; works within an environment of limited resources and therefore uses diagnostic tests judiciously and appropriately. • Understands when a members needs are beyond their scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is needed. • Creates and implements a medical plan of care. • Schedules appointments for visits when appropriate. • Provides post-discharge coordination to reduce hospital readmission rates and emergency room utilization. • Performs face-to-face in-person visits in a variety of settings including in-home, skilled nursing facilities, and public locations. • Performs face-to-face visits via alternative modalities based on business need, leadership direction and state regulations. • Orders bulk laboratory orders to target specific member populations. • Performs alternating on-call coverage to triage any urgent lab results and pharmacy inquiries and develops appropriate plans of care. • Participates in community-based "pop up clinics" to build relationships with communities, and address gaps in health care. • Drives up to 120 miles a day on a regular basis to a variety of locations within the assigned region. Drives beyond 120 miles as part of extended mileage may be required on special project days. • Special projects may include an overnight hotel stay. • Obtains and maintains cross-state license in other states besides home state based on business need. • Collaborates with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best practices to perform work duties efficiently and effectively. • Actively participates in regional meetings. • May prescribe medications and perform procedures as appropriate. • Performs timely medical records documentation in electronic medical record (EMR) computer system. • On occasion, may be required to walk flights of stairs while carrying up to 50 lbs. of equipment. • Engages in practices constituting the practice of medicine in collaboration with and under the medical direction and supervision of a licensed physician to the degree required by state laws. • Local travel required (based upon state/contractual requirements).
Required Qualifications:
• At least 1 year 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). License must be active and unrestricted in state of practice. • Prescriber Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license with authority to prescribe per state qualifications. License must be active and unrestricted in state of practice. • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. • Valid and unrestricted drivers license, reliable transportation, and adequate auto insurance for job related travel requirements. • Ability to work within a variety of settings and adjust style as needed - working with diverse populations, various personalities and personal situations. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-motivation. • Responsive in all forms of communication. • Ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations. • Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships. • Excellent time-management and prioritization skills; ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to change. • Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency, and electronic medical record (EMR) experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience as a registered nurse or nurse practitioner in a home health, community health or public health setting. • Experience in home health as a licensed clinician, especially in management of chronic conditions. • Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic barriers to health care. • Immunization and point of care testing skills. • Bilingual.
To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.
Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V