Lead Nurse Practitioner Opportunity

Company: Northeast Healthcare Recruitment, Inc.
Location: Joliet
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

Family Practice/Primary Care opening in Joliet, Illinois. This and other nurse practitioner jobs brought to you by NursingJobCafe.com Our Lead APCs are critical to the success of the Clinical Community that provides compassionate care to the frailest elderly who have chronic and acute illnesses or injuries living in their homes. The Lead APC will have direct responsibility of APCs and SWs outcomes within their community. The Lead APC will partner with the designated community physician to drive clinical outcomes, team development, and daily needs of the staff withing their community of patients. Deliver primary, urgent and acute medical care to patients within the community and their homes. NP will contribute to and facilitate onboarding of new APCs and Social Workers, IDT Think Tanks, structured ongoing education. You will also implement novel ways to improve clinical outcomes for the field. Lead APC's will facilitate an inclusive team culture consisting of physicians, social workers, paramedics, and care team coordinators to assist in delivering concierge care to every patient. Partner with Physicians to ensure the community meets utilization goals, operational and clinical outcomes Root causes analysis of suboptimal patient and community resource(s) outcomes to develop care plans to achieve optimal patient outcomesCollaborates with the Community Physician, NP's, Clinical Liaison and Paramedics to meet the needs of patients transitioning from the hospital, facilities or patients in crisisOrders, interprets, and analyzes diagnostic tests and determine the need for follow-up appointments and further treatment options Prescribes and manage medications and treatments as appropriate, including but not limited to psychopharmacological agentsInitiates and carries out performance improvement plans, orientation and ongoing evaluation of APCs and SWsAble to deliver and train on end of life and palliative careExpert in diagnosis and treatment of chronic and urgent medical/psychological conditions of older adults Very strong leadership qualities and professional demeanor Experience in home care, end-of-life, geriatrics, internal medicine, palliative care, ED, ICU, or SNFsexperience in managing, training and ongoing mentorship of APCs

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