Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, JSA

Overview of the Role:

The Alignment Jump Start Assessment (JSA) program is a physician-led and advanced practice clinician-driven program that is intended to care for and support Alignment Healthcare patients with complex and chronic care needs. As a JSA Advanced Practice Clinician (APC), you will work within an interdisciplinary team environment that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, case managers, and other health care team members to ensure proper delivery of clinical and home-based patient care. In this role, you will assess, develop, and coordinate options and services promoting quality care in order to achieve optimal health care outcomes while also ensuring cost-effective care complying with Alignment policy and all state and federal regulations. Our members are typically aged 65 and over and home and virtual visits will be between 45 and 60 minutes depending on whether it is an annual or initial visit.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-home assessments (with some outpatient clinical work) on health plan members.
• In-Home Assessments will include obtaining comprehensive history, physical exam, medication review, and appropriate cognitive/depression/safety screenings.
• Comfort with End-of-life care discussions imperative.
• Laboratory specimen collection in the home setting when appropriate.
• Identify diagnoses to be used in active medical management and care management of patients with focus on chronic disease management.
• Communicate findings of the patient assessment to inform the PCP of potential gaps in care.
• Provide patient/family/caretaker education, with an emphasis on close monitoring and follow up of patient needs.
• Emphasis on knowledge of appropriate community resources for referral.
• Comply with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI).

Required Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree from an accredited NP Program or PA program
• Preferred one (1) year of prior clinical or home care experience
• Previous EMR experience preferred
• Active California state Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license
• Active RN License and Furnishing number (Must, upon hire) NP only
• Active Nurse Practitioner Board Certification/Physician Assistant Certification
• NPI Number, DEA, Valid BLS
• Valid California driver license and current automobile insurance
• Experience in care of older adult (geriatric) patients preferred
• Excellent administrative, organizational, and communication skills required

Essential Physical Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
2. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

PAY RANGE: $70.00 - $85.00 hour.

Learn about our ESG efforts: https://www.alignmenthealth.com/esg