Nurse Practitioner FT- Gwinnett

JOB DESCRIPTION

LinkJobs was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, by a medical doctor with 30+ years of experience owning and operating businesses in the health care industry. Our reputation is built on understanding the intricacies within health care.

We specialize in placing advanced practice, mid-level, and allied health clinicians, as well as non-clinical health care professionals.

LinkJobs works with large health care systems, small clinics and everything in between.

Job Responsibilities: Conduct in-home assessments and evaluations on patients. This would include, but is not limited to:

• Past medical history

• Review of symptoms

• Checking vitals and conducting basic general physical examinations

• Medication review and reconciliation

• Depression screening

• Alcohol and drug abuse screening

• Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of your assessment

• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management for purposes of treatment

• Recommend appropriate measures, including medication prescriptions and skilled needs for the patient

• Efficiently communicate findings in your assessment to the office/MD

• Educate members on topics such as disease process and prevention, medication, and compliance

• Comply with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)

Required Qualifications:

• Current NP license, with no sanctions, restrictions, or provisions, in the state of Georgia

• At least 1 year of clinical experience

• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties

• Experience working with an Electronic health record (EHR)

• Computer literate

• Effective communication skills are critical - ease of use with smartphone and email are required

• Reliable transportation

• Ability to work independently

• Willingness to spend at least 30 minutes to 1.5 hours with a patient in their homes, which may or may not be in the presence of pets, and/or family members that are tobacco users

• Able to navigate stairs and a variety of dwelling conditions and configurations

• Ability to sit, stand and kneel as needed to perform physical assessments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Home care or home visiting experience

• Experience with EMR