Job Description
Overview
Provides clinical leadership to promote increased compliance with a range of quality and cost measures and standards of care. Manages service delivery of inter-professional and para-professional team members working on an individual case or population of cases. Acts as a key resource in providing clinical and operational guidance and support to assigned teams and other staff to achieve and enhance team outcomes. Provides advanced nursing clinical care for patients in accordance with current State and Federal rules and regulations for nurse practitioner's scope of practice and national standards of care. Works under the supervision of the Clinical Director for the Nurse Practitioner Program.
Home visits in Manhattan.
What We Provide
Personal and financial wellness programs
Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
Internal mobility and advancement opportunities
Interdisciplinary network of colleagues through the VNS Health Social Services Community of Professionals
What You Will Do
Manages and provides full scope of advanced nursing practice for targeted patient populations. Evaluates patient responses to therapy / interventions. Ensures revision of the inter-professional plan of care as necessary to achieve quality outcomes.
Identifies need for new/revised clinical protocols. Collaborates with physicians and others within the practice to develop protocols and provides training as appropriate.
Manages and provides comprehensive advanced nursing care including physical examination, comprehensive history, screening for physical and/or psychological conditions, emergent interventions, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, ordering treatments and DME, preventative health maintenance activities, care management, referrals, discharge planning, counseling and patient education. Establishes a treatment plan based on clinical findings and. Determines when further evaluation by collaborating physician, specialist or emergency care is warranted.
Collaborates with patients, families, primary care physicians and other team members to provide assessment and care planning. Assesses, plans, and provides intensive and continuous care management across client settings.
Manages and provides clinical services in compliance with standards of Patient-Centered Medical Home standards, meaningful use of medical record data, HEDIS and QARR quality of care measurements.
Qualifications
Licenses and Certifications:
License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required
Certificate (license) and current registration to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of New York, with a specialty in adult health, family health or gerontology required
Valid driver's license, as determined by operational/regional needs may be required
Maintains credentialed status with VNS Health Medical Care at Home and associated managed care plans required
Maintains NPI, Medicaid and Medicare provider numbers preferred
Maintains a collaborative practice agreement with a physician in compliance with New York State regulations preferred
Must be certified by ANCC or another accrediting Nurse Practitioner body – in order to bill Medicare and meet credentialing requirements required
For Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners only:
Current PMHNP-BC certification required
Education:
Master's Degree of Science in Nursing, or other graduate degree from a nurse practitioner educational program registered by the New York State Education Department as qualifying for NP certification (licensure) required
Current ANCC or AANP certification as an adult, family or geriatric nurse practitioner required
For Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners only:
Master's Degree in psychiatric-mental health Nurse Practitioner required
PhD in psychiatric-mental health Nurse Practitioner preferred
Work Experience:
Minimum of two years of experience as a nurse practitioner utilizing full scope of practice preferred
Clinical home care experience or two years managerial experience preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of Hedis and QARR quality measures, ICD-10 and CPT coding for reimbursement of services required
Bilingual skills, as determined by operational needs required
Pay Range
USD $109,900.00 - USD $146,500.00 /Yr.
About Us
VNS Health
is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 130 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us — we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 “neighbors” who look to us for care. Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.
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