Welcome Home/House Calls Advanced Practice Provider

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Intermountain Healthcare is a system of 24 hospitals, a broad range of clinics and services,160 clinics, a Medical Group of 2,400+ employed physicians and advanced practitioners, and health insurance plans from SelectHealth. Ranked in the top five of our nation’s health systems for quality, cost, and innovation, Intermountain Healthcare brings 45 years’ experience in making care more accessible and affordable. 

Intermountain Healthcare is looking for a Nurse Practitioner, Welcome Home/House Calls to join our team in Nevada. Being a part of Intermountain Healthcare means embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.   We offer competitive pay with financial incentives for yielding strong metrics on quality care. Our clinicians receive an excellent benefit package, including CME reimbursement, paid license renewals, generous PTO, and much more.  Take advantage of personal and professional growth opportunities including leadership pathways, charitable sponsorships, and volunteer opportunities.
 
If you’re ready to join our Mission in helping people live the healthiest lives possible please apply now, or contact Anita Prince at aprince@imailnv.org| 702-528-6276.

The ideal candidate is able to work in team-based environment, complete comprehensive assessments, and actively engage the patient and family members with dignity and respect. 

Essential Functions
•    Exercise autonomy in medical decision-making and in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of certain medical processes and procedures within the NP scope of practice.
•    Conduct in-home post hospital follow up visits.
•    Develop and maintain a plan of care with the care team and family members
•    Expected to become familiar with patient needs
•    Management of severely critical patients
•    Write referrals, renew medications, order diagnostics and manage results.
•    Complete POLST (Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment) for patients as necessary.
•    Advanced directive and advanced life care planning activities are a priority in this position.

Position Details
•    Work Schedule: 4/10s and open to working on Saturdays 
•    Ability to travel within the Las Vegas throughout the workday as assigned
•    Avg Daily Patient Census: 6/day senior population and some younger patients who are medically disabled and on Medicare supplemental program.
•    No Call
•    Experience with treating patients with multiple co-morbidities
•    Possess advance critical thinking skills
•    Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 

Requirements
•    Must have or be eligible to have a current and unrestricted NP  or PA license
•    Certificate of completion from an accredited Nurse Practitioner  Program or Physician Assistant Program
•    Current Nevada DEA certificate required prior to start date
•    BLS certification
•    At least two year experience practicing as an N.P. or P.A. 
•    Two years of experience in Primary Care or Adult/geriatrics
•    Must have valid driver’s license and insurance
•    Must be comfortable conducting home visits with high-risk patients

Preferred 
•    Spanish-speaking
 

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
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Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
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Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
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Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
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Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
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May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location: Nevada Central Office

Work City: Las Vegas

Work State: Nevada

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 45

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