Description
Remote Status: On-Site
Job Title:Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant - High Risk Patients
Job Location:Medford, OR - must have OR license and live local to Medford
$10k sign on!
Company Description:
Greater Good Health is a fast-growing organization delivering care to older adults in access starved communities. Our innovative model is led by Nurse Practitioners and focused on outcomes, not volume—meaning we prioritize quality over quantity, spend more time with our patients, and are accountable for their health and well-being.
Whether through our own senior-focused primary care clinics or our suite of integrated clinical solutions for health plans and provider groups, we are making value-based care more accessible and more effective. We help reduce avoidable healthcare costs, improve clinical outcomes, and create a best-in-class patient experience.
If you're passionate about transforming healthcare and delivering meaningful care to those who need it most, Greater Good Health offers a purpose-driven, collaborative, and supportive environment where your work can make a lasting impact.
The Role:
Ideal candidates are those who thrive working with a collaborative and compassionate community of caregivers. For this position, Nurse Practitioners will manage patients in an outpatient clinic setting as well as providing in-home clinical support for patients in the community. GGH Nurse Practitioners will be supporting clients with their patient panels and partnering with clinics as an embedded member of the care team with the goal of preventing unnecessary acute care admission, providing holistic patient care, optimizing the management of the patients’ medical conditions, and providing support for clinical and psychosocial factors that contribute to the cyclical utilization of healthcare.
What will you do as Nurse Practitioner at GGH?
Assess patients' clinical problems and healthcare needs and provide clinical care and consultation
Perform an annual wellness exam for senior Medicare patients in a designated clinic or at their place of residence. Obtain and record the patient's medical history and symptoms, including medicine reconciliation
HCC coding, verification, and risk adjustment
Coordinates continuity of care, prevention and avoidance of complications, and close clinical treatment and management under the direction of the patient’s primary healthcare provider(s) and collaboration with other referral sources
Perform various tests and screenings
Counseling patients with education around their discharge plan
Execute the discharge plan and use your critical thinking skills to build an effective care plan during a critical transition period after a hospital discharge
Supports patients and their families, and provides compassionate care
Contribute to an interdisciplinary team (IDT) model and attend regular IDT meetings to collaborate with other healthcare professionals (social workers, case managers, and other clinicians) to ensure the holistic approach to the care plan is carried out
Collaborate with care team to ensure completion of holistic patient care
Ability to travel within the Medford, OR area 5 days a week to provide care to patients in their home based on the needs of business/market
Expected patient volume completed per day in clinic: 8-10
Expected patient volume completed per day in-home: 5-6
Complete charts within 72 hours of patients’ visits; you will have access to EMR and/or portals to review charts and document notes
Cover for other Nurse Practitioners and Care Team Members when necessary
Maintains patients’ confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records, keeping patients’ information confidential, and abiding by all HIPAA rules and regulations
This position is a full time Nurse Practitioner opportunity (5 days a week, 8am-5pm schedule). This role can include in clinic, in-home visits or telehealth visits. Home visits will be scheduled within a 30 mile radius of your home region (Jackson County, OR).
What will make you successful at GGH?
Demonstrate the ability to execute thoroughly in a fast-paced work environment and continually build upon best-practices for efficiency
Ability to build rapport with the aging and elderly population through effective redirection skills
Detail-oriented and thrives in routine work
Open to feedback from the clinical and leadership team to strive for constant improvement with coding and processes
Comfort with technology systems, commitment to timely EMR documentation, and have a deep understanding of Medicare HCC codingand managed care
Flexible with work schedule and work setting as needed
Ability to travel within the 35 mile radius of Jackson County, OR 5 days a week to provide care to patients based on the needs of business/market
The ideal candidate is passionate about providing high-quality care and constantly striving for excellence. You get out of bed every day to do this work because continual improvement and learning makes you happy. You have experience providing care to the underserved population and are passionate about providing more access to comprehensive care. You emphasize personal connection to provide effective patient education and use a comprehensive approach to care. Most importantly, you share and embody the GGH values to every interaction ensuring that every patient is provided the opportunity to receive quality care.
Requirements
Experience and qualifications
Current Oregon Nurse Practitioner license
2 + years of clinical experience as a NP in either Primary Care, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Gerontology or Palliative Care.
Acute care experience with high-risk patients is a plus
Home health experience (NP or RN) is a plus
Nurse Practitioner certification from either the ANCC / AANP
Working knowledge of chronic care management and various medication options
Current DEA licensure / Prescriptive Authority post-hire
Active CPR/BLS Certification
Current Oregon Driver’s License
