Connections Healthcare Staffing

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

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Job Description

Our client, a healthcare company that provides in-home health visits, has a need for a Primary Care/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner to join their team in the Stockton, CA area. The patient population is geriatrics. You will be required to treat patients in their homes. Essential Job Duties: Perform in-person comprehensive assessments including initial, semi-annual and unscheduled assessments and continuous medical coverage to participants Collaborate with physicians and IDT to develop care plans for each participant Collaborate with physicians and IDT in discharge planning from acute or long-term settings Help maintain care of participants in the nursing home, making regular visits as dictated by participant need Work collaboratively with physicians, community-based PACE physicians, and IDT to oversee and ensure effective care coordination At the direction of the Medical Director, review outcomes and utilization data, including hospitalizations, and use of specialists to establish best practices and policy improvements Take part in rotating night and weekend call Job Requirements: Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing Certificate as a Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority NP State License Minimum of two years of experience working with the senior population Current knowledge of chronic care/geriatric issues and best practices Valid State Driver’s License with a clean DMV record Copy of recent Vehicle Insurance required