Nurse Practitioner-Float-Across All Our PACE Elder Program Sites

Company: Fallon Health
Location: Worcester
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

Overview:Thats Right!.. Fantastic work setting working in an elder adult day setting Practical Monday to Friday Work week!Predictable 8:00 to 5:00 Day Shift!No Nights, No Weekends, No On-Call!Quality over Quantity Care Setting!Great Mentoring with Physicians and Opportunities to Work with Students!PACE is a Growing Area of Health Care, Come Grow with It!About us:Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members-always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nations top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.Fallon Healths Summit ElderCare is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the ElderlyPACE for short. PACE, an alternative to nursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and older continue living safely at home. At Fallon Health, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique.Today, guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programsincluding Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE in the region.Responsibilities:Responsibility Summary:Serves as a float Nurse Practitioner (NP) to each of the Summit ElderCare sites throughout Massachusetts. Fallon Health/Summit ElderCare operates PACE sites in; Worcester, Webster, Lowell, Springfield, Leominster, and a brand-new site in Dartmouth mid-2025. Float assignments will be based on various business needs such as covering for employee leaves, hiring gaps, vacations, and other types of business needs. This role can start from a home office base and float assignment coverage assignments will be established weeks in advance.In this role, the NP will provide primary health care to Summit ElderCare program participants focusing on disease prevention, wellness, and management of chronic and episodic illness in collaboration with the programs Primary Care Providers. The NP will work in close collaboration with the program multi-disciplinary team to establish realistic goals and develop and manage individualized plans of care for program participants. The role may involve working with Community based Physicians who are enrolling participants in the PACE program through the Community-based Physician waiver.There could also be about 10% of remote home office work if the person we hire has expertise and interest in Quality work.Performs initial and periodic assessments of participants and appropriately identifies and documents problems/issues in medicalEvaluates episodic illnesses and issues appropriate diagnostic and therapeuticCollaborates with physicians and other multi-disciplinary team members to manage episodic and chronic medical needs ofPerforms diagnostic, therapeutic and nursing interventions asPerforms routine monitoring of chronic, stableImplements plans of care in a safe and effectiveParticipates in multi-disciplinary teamEvaluates effectiveness of previously implementedConducts home and nursing home visits asFacilitates the continuum of care for sub-acute and long-term nursing home residents as indicatedMaintains precise, accurate documentation of all services provided according to professionalIdentifies utilization and service delivery problems and participates in theirParticipates in quality assessment activities including but not limited to record reviews, outcome measurement, and review/revision of policies andProvides education and training to participants, caregivers and staff in relevantActs as a resource to program staff and participates in defining nursing standards andServes on appropriate committees; participates in staffEnhances professional growth and self-development through participation in research activities, other professional activities, educational programs, current literature, in-service programs andMaintains BLS certification and professional certification asHas responsibility as a full member of the Summit ElderCare Department ofProvides on call coverage for the Summit ElderCare program on an as-needed basis or as assigned by the MedicalSupports the fundamental mission of the PACEQualifications:Education:Masters degree required. Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner programLicense/Certifications:Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. Valid drivers license and clean driving record required.National Board Certification as a Geriatric, Adult, or Family Nurse Practitioner.Experience:One to three years of Nurse Practitioner experience preferred with at least one year of experience in geriatric care.Demonstrates a broad knowledge of medical conditions and appropriate interventions.Able to apply the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing practice to the care of program participants.Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with program participants, family caregivers, medical staff and program staff.COVID-19 Vaccination:With the end of the Global Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, Fallon Health no longer requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 except for employees who are in jobs that under state and federal laws, regulations and policies are required to be vaccinated and/or they are in Member/participant facing positions.Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.#P01by Jobble

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