Nurse Practitioner - House Calls
The Judge Group Inc.

Job Info

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Location: Laredo, TX
Description:
Seeking dedicated Nurse practitioner for House call position in Laredo, TX.

Schedule:

Monday-Sunday 8am to 8pm.

Hours Per week: 10

Position Summary:

House Calls Nurse Practitioners conduct in-home health assessments. Complete visits on members within a geographic area of responsibility. The nature of the House Calls visit can vary and could include performing an annual health assessment, a post discharge visit, or visiting more complex members more than once per year.

General Responsibilities:

Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members. Average visit is 45-60 minutes in length. Assessment is performed and completed electronically.

House Calls Assessment includes:

• Physical examination
• Medication review
• Depression screening
• Responsible for checking vitals, conducting a physical exam that includes monofilament test, urine dipstick, and foot exam (as appropriate).
• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment.
• Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment.
• Communicate findings in your assessment that will be used to inform members PCP of potential gaps in care.
• Identify needs and opportunities to generate clinical referrals appropriately.
• Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately.
• Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance.
• Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI).

Qualifications

• Required Education and Experience:
• NP license and national certification (ANCC or AANP, or the ability to obtain national certification and/or NP license in state of assignment)
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience in their highest level of education, clinical setting preferred.
• Family, Geriatrics, or Adult certification required
• Experience in gerontology, cardiology, internal medicine, or endocrinology a plus.
• Home Health care or home visit experience is a plus.

If you have not reached out yet do so now. Send your updated resume to mhuggins@judge.com otherwise, send this to your colleagues who will.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Megan Huggins

484-434-2946

Recruiter Associate

The Judge Group

Contact: mhuggins@judge.com

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