Nurse Practitioner - Coastal @ Home

The Company: A member of the Lifespan health system, Coastal Medical is a primary care driven practice serving 120,000 patients across Rhode Island, whose primary goal is to offer patients better health and better care with minimal costs. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Coastal employs over 600 professionals in a variety of roles.

• Coastal Medical offers competitive wages and values work/life balance.
• Our comprehensive benefit package includes health, dental & vision benefits, a free life insurance policy, earned time, paid holidays and 401K match.
• Employee input is essential to our operations. All employees are encouraged to join and participate in committees, trainings and workgroups.
• Coastal Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of hiring and employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran or disability status.
• Per the Rhode Island Department of Health all existing and new employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive their flu vaccination upon hire.

The Position: We are currently in search of a Nurse Practitioner of our Coastal @ Home team. Nurse Practitioner's main responsibility includes providing comprehensive home-based medical care to the highest-risk patient population.

• This is a salaried, full time position.
• The schedule is Monday through Friday.
• This position requires travel to and entering patient's homes to perform clinical assessment.

Essential Functions:

• Assesses and manages Coastal patients with polychronic conditions and increased risk for hospital utilization as well as the frail and those with limited access to office-based care
• Conducts in-home medical visits to adult and geriatric patients for routine visits, acute illness, post hospital or sub-acute discharge, and routine follow up care for patients with complex medical conditions
• Works independently to perform a comprehensive history and physical
• Independently assesses and formulates a treatment plan of care for the medical, social and behavioral aspects of care
• Engages patients in Goals of Care discussions when appropriate
• Contributes to program process evaluation to ensure high quality and consistency of services delivered

Requirements:

• Active Rhode Island APRN or NP licensure (in good standing)
• Current Board Certification
• Prior experience with the geriatric population
• Prior experience facilitating goals of care discussions
• Five years of clinical experience as a practitioner or two years of experience as a practitioner working in a home care setting
  • Equivalent experience found to be appropriate by the Coastal@Home Clinical Coordinator may also be acceptable
• BLS certification

Why You Should Apply:

• We operate in a collaborative environment and strongly encourage and promote employee growth and development.
• Coastal offers a wide range of training opportunities including our own Leadership Academies as well as other well-known programs such as Crucial Conversations and Clifton Strengths.
• Employees can qualify for student loan repayment assistance up to $9,000 and up to $3,500 per year in education assistance.
• Some employees may also qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

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