Molina Healthcare seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide screening, preventive primary care, and medical care services to members in non-clinical settings where members feel most comfortable. You will work in diverse environments including in-home visits, community settings, nursing facilities, and pop-up clinics, while striving to ensure member progress toward desired outcomes and contributing to quality, cost-effective care.
Clinical Setting
- In-home visits
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Community-based pop-up clinics
- Public locations
- Alternative modalities via telehealth based on business need, leadership direction, and state regulations
Responsibilities
- Provide general medical care and care coordination to various patient populations including adults, women's health, pediatric, and geriatric members
- Perform comprehensive evaluations including history and physical exams to identify gaps in care and conduct preventive assessments
- Address both chronic and acute primary care complaints and assess medical urgency
- Establish and document reasonable medical diagnoses
- Seek specialty consultation as appropriate
- Order and perform pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing; use diagnostic tests judiciously within an environment of limited resources
- Recognize when a member's needs are beyond your scope of knowledge and when physician oversight is needed
- Create and implement medical plans of care
- Schedule appointments for visits when appropriate
- Provide post-discharge coordination to reduce hospital readmission rates and emergency room utilization
- Perform face-to-face in-person visits in a variety of settings
- Order bulk laboratory orders to target specific member populations
- Perform alternating on-call coverage to triage urgent lab results and pharmacy inquiries and develop appropriate plans of care
- Participate in community-based pop-up clinics to build relationships with communities and address gaps in healthcare
- Drive up to 120 miles per day on a regular basis to various locations within your assigned region; extended mileage and overnight hotel stays may be required for special projects
- Obtain and maintain cross-state licensure in other states as needed based on business requirements
- Collaborate with fellow nurse practitioners to develop best practices
- Actively participate in regional meetings
- Prescribe medications and perform procedures as appropriate
- Perform timely medical records documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR) system
- Engage in practices constituting the practice of medicine in collaboration with and under the medical direction and supervision of a licensed physician to the degree required by state laws
- On occasion, may be required to walk flights of stairs while carrying up to 50 lbs of equipment
Travel Requirements
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license with reliable transportation and adequate auto insurance
- Regular local travel based on state and contractual requirements
- Up to 120 miles of driving per day on a regular basis; extended mileage may be required on special project days
- Overnight hotel stays may be required for special projects
Required Qualifications
- At least 1 year of experience as a nurse practitioner or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Active and unrestricted national certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Current state-issued license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP); license must be active and unrestricted in state of practice
- Prescriber Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license with authority to prescribe per state qualifications; license must be active and unrestricted in state of practice
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license, reliable transportation, and adequate auto insurance for job-related travel requirements
- Ability to work within a variety of settings and adjust style as needed when working with diverse populations, various personalities, and personal situations
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-motivation
- Responsive in all forms of communication
- Ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations
- Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships
- Excellent time-management and prioritization skills; ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to change
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Microsoft Office suite and applicable software program proficiency
- Electronic medical record (EMR) experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a registered nurse or nurse practitioner in a home health, community health, or public health setting
- Experience in home health as a licensed clinician, especially in management of chronic conditions
- Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic barriers to healthcare
- Immunization and point of care testing skills
- Bilingual capability
