Nurse Practitioner Position Available In Onondaga, New York

Overview We are now hiring a Nurse Practitioner to follow an assigned panel of patients in collaboration with their interdisciplinary team! PACE CNY, a unique Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a Medicare Managed Care program providing care for individuals that meet criteria of 55 years and older, living in Onondaga County who are in need of long-term care. The philosophy of the program is to maintain participants’ independence in the community for as long as medically and socially feasible and continue community residence with family support and minimal disruption of the participants life. Responsibilities Additional

PACE CNY

Program Details:

Program serves as the primary care service and the insurance carrier for its patients (participants) Interdisciplinary team includes Nursing, Social Services, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Nutritional Services, Transportation, Day Center Staff and Home Care. Some basic criteria that an enrollee must meet is to be 55 years and older, living in Onondaga County and in need of the long-term care services of the plan for longer than 120 days

Provider Position Details:

Assumes responsibility for the primary medical care of PACE participants, and provides direct medical care including evaluation, treatment of episodic and chronic illnesses, and end of life care, etc. Also provides primary medical care to participants who require nursing home placement; performs home visits and nursing home visits, as appropriate. As member of interdisciplinary team performs pre-enrollment assessment of potential enrollees; performs extensive initial medical evaluation on new participants; develops a treatment plan in cooperation with participant, family, and team members; performs a semiannual assessment and develops an individualized plan of care for the next six months; participates in family meetings, nursing home care planning meetings, and clinical case conferences as appropriate; participates daily in morning meeting. Actively participates or may chair committee meetings such as Pharmacy and Therapeutic, Root Cause Analysis/Level II investigations, staff, and provider meetings, etc. Active in QAPI program; participates in QA/Utilization review activities; QAPI task forces as appropriate. Hours are typically 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday at our day center site Typical day consists of patient visits and team meetings at the day center Typical caseload is 80-100 participants, seeing 5 to 10 patients in the clinic per day. Call (which occurs with team support) is managed by phone calls, does not result in travel, and is distributed among the providers. EMR is TruChart, and full training is provided We are not fee-for-service. We do not have “quotas.” Our “billing” is based on our patients’ risk scores, and reflects a managed care program. Our providers are very supported, and have access to multiple content expert colleagues who can assist in patient care. PACE is a collegial operation, and very committed to providing high quality care.

Qualifications Qualifications:

Demonstrates competence in disease management and geriatric principles or syndromes Ability to manage acute/emergency situations and assist staff in managing client/patient/resident care issues. Minimum of 1 year experience in clinical nursing Current knowledge of best practice nursing standards, patient assessment and care planning. Ability to manage complex diagnoses, analyze problems, plan resolution strategies, implement solutions and evaluate outcomes Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner in NYS and an advanced nursing degree Master of Science Degree in Nursing or its direct equivalent preferred National certification as an ANP or GNP Current DEA number INDPRO Benefits/Compensation Excellent medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance Disability coverage Tuition Reimbursement Program 401(k) Retirement/Pension Plans Discounted Gym Membership Free Loretto Health Clinic Visits Generous Paid Time-Off Accrual Fun events for employees Convenient locations with free parking Employee Coaches – to help you achieve life goals Diaper Assistance Program Opportunity for career growth and movement within 19 sites!