NURSE PRACTITIONER

Company: Careline Health Group
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: September 3, 2024

Job Description:

We Value Your Career at Careline

Picture yourself happy at work, surrounded by teams and people who are like family. At Careline, purpose is at the heart of our employee experience, empowering you to make a meaningful impact on patients and families during their most intimate intervals of life. We live a simple Mission: serve together, provide value, and deliver exceptional care.

Careline is proudly nurse-led, bringing a deep understanding and appreciation of the caregiving profession. Our commitment to excellence has earned us the Great Place to Work Certification for the last four consecutive years. We offer professional development, a supportive culture, and unique benefits designed with your needs in mind. If you're passionate about caring and aspire to grow both personally and professionally, you belong with us at Careline.

Exceptional Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle Program
• Cutting Edge Technology Key Responsibilities
  
  Careline Nurse Practitioners provide primary and/or consultative professional care in a variety of care settings. The Nurse Practitioner will function in collaboration with physicians according to a Collaboration Arrangement. The Nurse Practitioner practice will focus on caring for geriatric and seriously ill populations to assist patients and families with comfort and quality of life.
  
  In this role you will be responsible for:
  • Conducting medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment
  • Determining follow up assessments according to patient need and best practice guidelines
  • Communicating significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the clinical coordinator, the physician, family, facility and other personnel involved with patient care
  • Assessing health status by obtaining relevant health and medical history.
  • Performing a physical exam based upon the age and patient history as per the Standard Care Arrangement with a collaborating physician
  • Ordering, interpreting and evaluating laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies to assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs
  • Performing diagnostic of therapeutic interventions consistent with certification, law and state medical privileges
  • Prescribing and monitoring medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through the appropriate State Board Agency
  • Developing a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient and caregivers
  • Referring patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment
  • Ensuring continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas
  • Providing patients and families an understanding of the diagnosis and disease progression while decreasing unnecessary emergency room and hospital visits
  • Holding case conferences with families when appropriate to advance the care plan
  • Meeting minimum productivity requirements based on practice standard. Required Qualifications
    • Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
    • Master's or doctoral degree as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner
    • Current State License as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner
    • Nursing skills as defined by accepted nursing standards
    • Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently
    • Must be able to lift at least 35lbs and bear the weight of an average adult effectively
    • Current and valid driver's license
    • Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage
    • Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families and caregivers in skilled-nursing facility settings
    • Demonstrates skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles
    • Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements and deadlines Desired Qualifications
      • 2 years clinical experience in a post-acute or as a Nurse Practitioner preferred
      • Experience with geriatric patients preferred.
      • Familiarity with Aprima EMR Location
        • Office Location: 4341 S Westnedge Ave Suite 2210 Kalamazoo, MI
        • Main Service Area: Kalamazoo, MI and surrounding locations Hours
          • Office hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
            Background Screening
            
            Careline Health Group conducts a background screening upon acceptance of a contingent job offer. Background screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.
            
            Reasonable Accommodations
            
            We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
            
            Equal Opportunity Employer
            
            Careline Health Group is an equal opportunity employer.

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