Nurse Practitioner |
| Location: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Salary Range: | Based on years of experience |
| Exempt/Non-Exempt: | Exempt |
| Benefits: | yes |
| Type: | Full Time |
| Department: | Geriatrics |
| Description: | IU Medical Group Primary Care is looking for an experienced nurse practitioner with a strong focus on geriatric care to be part of two independent interdisciplinary teams. One is for the House Calls for Seniors, a program within Senior Care at Wishard, which is a in-home primary medical care model for homebound older adults provided by geriatricians, nurse practitioners, and social workers. The other team is for GRACE (Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Collaborative Care of Elders) program, which is a model of team care that coordinates care for low-income seniors and strives to improve health outcomes for patients with many complex medical and social needs. |
| Duties: | ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND GENERAL DUTIES: 1. Provides initial and ongoing assessment of patients: medical, physical and psychosocial status including: a. Obtaining relevant health and medical history from patients and/or caregivers, b. Performing physical exam appropriate for age and history, including comprehensive functional assessment when clinically indicated, c. Conducting preventive screening procedures based on age and history, d. Identifying medical and health risks and needs, e. Updating and recording changes in health status, f. Ordering, conducting and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests, g. Identifying the needs of the individual family or community as a result of the evaluation of the collected data, h. Formulating the appropriate differential diagnosis based on history, physical exam, clinical findings and diagnostic test findings, i. Developing care plan and communicating plan to patient, their care giver, or family, j. Identifying non-pharmacologic interventions and prescribing non-pharmacologic therapies; identifying pharmacologic interventions and prescribing pharmacologic therapies when having approved prescriptive authority from the State of Indiana, k. Providing relevant patient education, l. Making appropriate referrals to physicians and other health professionals and community agencies, m. Determining the effectiveness of care plans for documentation of patient outcomes and reassessing and modifying the plan that is necessary to achieve medical and health goals, communicates findings and plan of care to patient, their care giver or family. 2. Participates in quality improvement review on a periodic basis, including systematic review of records and treatment plans, helps disseminate findings and implement plans for improvement. 3. Serves as educational resource for other IUMG staff. 4. Serves as a member of various IUMG committees dealing with healthcare. 5. Completes and maintains written records in a timely fashion and in compliance with NCQA and IU Medical Group standards. |
| Qualifications: | The nurse practitioner must have transportation to provide home visits on a regular basis to a caseload of patients. The NP will provide both medical care and care management with weekly team meetings to promote the best quality of life for these seniors. Candidates must possess certification as a nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority. Ideal candidate will have care management and geriatric experience. |
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