The Care Team The care you deserve and the support you need.
Come join our growing team! The Care Team is looking for a Full-Time Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in the Lansing, MI area. Primary hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.
We specialize in providing Home Care and Hospice in the home and facilities. If you are looking for a new and exciting opportunity, we encourage you to apply today. At the Care Team we offer:
Engaging Company Culture
Competitive Compensation and Excellent Benefits
Growth from within through training, supportive leadership, and collaboration with the best of the best in your field
Independence, Autonomy, and Flexibility!
Innovation and industry-leading systems and technology
As a member of The Care Team, you will enjoy a wealth of great benefit choices including:
A full benefits package including Health, dental, and vision
401k with company match
Generous Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Flexible spending
Company Paid and optional Life and Long-Term Disability, Short Term Disability
Accident Coverage
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides evidence-based primary and palliative care to assigned patients residing in assisted livings, group homes, private homes and skilled nursing centers. Operates in an empathic manner when caring for patient needs that include diagnostics, treatments and pain control for acute and chronic conditions. Attention to the cultural, religious, and social needs of patients is required with a focus on building strong patient and family relationships to foster goals of care discussions.
Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner:
Assesses and examines patients based on Chief Complaint
Provides and encourages health promotion and prevention including vaccinations
Diagnoses and generates treatment plans based on evidence-based medicine
Prescribes and orders diagnostics based on patients needs
Completes documentation on all patient interactions within 24 hours of patient visit
Educates and counsels patient and family members on the trajectory of chronic, diagnosed diseases
Discusses with patient and family, routine, Goals of Care centering on advanced directives
Notifies collaborating physician with unusual or unexpected events or problems
Communicates intentions and patient interventions to center management when enter and leaving the facility
Manages time effectively to ensure patients are seen timely and as needed
Adheres to all company medical initiatives and guidelines
Maintains current state specific licensure, national certification and DEA
Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient-related information in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Follows company outlined corporate compliance guidelines
Communicates to the supervisor if unable to meet a patient's need or customer service issues
Participates in the on-call system and is responsible for providing on-call coverage when unavailable for assigned duties.
Maintain skills and knowledge through certification required continuing education credit hours
Organizes work schedule and utilizes time management to be able to attend all required meetings.
Complies with agency infection control policies and protocols.
Assist with orientation, teaching, and training as requested.
The clinical record shall contain notes for each service provided. A clinical note will be completed for each visit made to a patient's home (including private residence, assisted living facility, group homes, or skilled nursing facility) within 48 hours of the visit.
Other duties as assigned by Director.
Qualifications
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
Help optimize the capital structure and support strategic initiatives.
Customer service orientated with a strong ability to build patient, family and center relationships
Hears adequately on the telephone with no more than an amplifier communicates verbally and in writing in English.
Maintains the agency's mission, philosophy, and core values.
Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean, wears identification while on duty.
Reports to work on time and/or as scheduled. Call offs reported to supervisor
Ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures regarding operations/processes, including but not limited to those regarding patient care, patient complaints, incidents, safety, and emergency management.
Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding infection prevention, control, standard precautions, and infection identification reporting.
Always maintains patient confidentiality, including all HIPAA regulations.
Regulatory Requirements
Licensed in the state which he/she currently practices.
Nationally Certified
Must pass a criminal background check & MVR check.
Completed health statement acknowledging ability to perform the duties of the position.
