Nurse Practitioner

Location: Herrin, IL

Description:

The Judge Group is currently looking for (4) Nurse Practitioners to perform in-home health risk assessments in Southern Illinois MARION. with one of the largest healthcare providers in the country.

• Pay rates are EXTREMELY competitive and paid per assessment.
• Scheduling is based on needs and NP’s availability – need about 2-3 days a week.
• Position can be extremely flexible as a part time position (weekends allowed).

Job Description:

• Nurse Practitioner's needed to perform health risk assessments which are essentially history and physicals done within the patient’s home or on occasion in nursing home or other health facility OR telehealth
• Clinical documentation of acute, chronic, and long-term healthcare issues through patient encounter in EMR system;
• Provider will ensure all appropriate consent forms are signed and dated
• The provider will educate patients and/or patient’s family on chronic medical conditions, preventative care, and medication adherence compliance
• Provider will complete referrals to case management, nursing, pharmacy, etc. as needed
• Provider will occasionally need to obtain samples for diagnostic screening tests such as finger stick for HgbA1C, LDL, and Lead levels; urine analysis may also be required based on client need.
• Provider will be responsible to review patient records for past and present health issues
• As part of the assessment, the provider must do ADL and Fall Risk evaluation, Depression and Nutritional Health Screening, BMI evaluation, and medication reconciliation 

Qualifications:

• Family NP required.
• Can consider Adult if no pediatric patients will be seen.
• Must be board certified by the ANCC or AANP
• Must have active/unrestricted NP license
• New graduates will be considered
• Must be able to be credentialed by Medicare, Medicaid, and other Private Insurance Companies
• Must have use of own car with adequate automobile insurance