A healthcare company on Long Island is currently looking to add a licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA) to join one of their private practices team in Suffolk County. About the Opportunity:
- Setting: Ambulatory
- Schedule: Monday to Friday (1 Saturday per month)
- Hours: 8am to 5pm (1-hour break)
Responsibilities: The Outpatient Gastro NP / PA will:
- Supervise and manage Nurse Practitioners (NPs) assigned to their location
- Complete direct reports and annual performance appraisal
- Perform annual wellness assessments on all assigned site participants
- Provide urgent care services to participants and facilitates the provision of same-day access
- Assess participants upon return from the hospital/Emergency Department within 5 days
- Review the patient's past medical history at least every 6 months
- Formulate a comprehensive and complete diagnostic list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge and judgment and the findings of his/her assessment
- Ensure that all such documentation is complete and accurate, and specific diagnosis codes will be documented in the clinical platform and as encounter data as required
- Participate in all clinical documentation improvement activities with the goal being an accurate and full capture of the burden of illness of our participants and appropriate risk adjustment
- Review the participant's current symptoms and exacerbation of problems that were previously controlled
- Perform other duties, as needed
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA) program
- NYS Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA) license
- Computer savvy
- Microsoft Office proficient
Desired Skills:
- Gastrointestinal and/or Internal Medicine background