Nurse Practitioner

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The Opportunity

Description

We're looking for a Nurse Practitioner, working in Healthcare Systems and Services industry in Georgia, United States.

• Perform health risk assessments which are essentially history and physicals done within the patient’s home or on occasion in nursing home or other health facility; on minimal occasion some of these assessments are done through a telehealth visit using simultaneous video and audio communication.
• Document acute, chronic, and long-term healthcare issues through patient encounter in EMR system; Documentation must be accurate, high quality, and completed in a timely manner
• Ensure all appropriate consent forms are signed and dated
• Have frequent interaction with patients, coders, schedulers, and supervising physician
• Educate patients and/or patient’s family on chronic medical conditions, preventative care, and medication adherence compliance
• Complete referrals to case management, nursing, pharmacy, etc. as needed
• Participate in clinical meetings and compliance trainings which are primarily web based; however, provider will occasionally be required to attend on-site training
• Occasionally obtain samples for diagnostic screening tests such as finger stick for HgbA1C, LDL, and Lead levels; urine analysis may also be required based on client need.
• Review patient records for past and present health issues
• Collaborate with the supervising physician and other members of health care team
• Interpret laboratory data and diagnostic testing when available to assist in diagnosis of medical conditions
• Do ADL and Fall Risk evaluation, Depression and Nutritional Health Screening, BMI evaluation, and medication reconciliation
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervising physician such as performing examinations using equipment for diabetic retinal exams, bone density, etc.