Castell House Calls North- APP - IHC Health Services, Inc.

This Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will join Castell, Intermountain Healthcares comprehensive health platform company. Castell is focused on elevating value-based care capabilities with providers, payers, healthcare systems, and accountable care organizations. Castell will deliver impactful solutions that help other organizations accelerate their transition from volume to value-based systems of care, improve outcomes, and keep costs more affordable.

The Advanced Practice Provider will provide primary care to our most at-risk patients (often with comorbidities) in their homes in Northern UT. The APP will be considered a leader for the Castell House Calls team, working with nurse care managers and social workers, and others in a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. To be successful in this role, the APP will need to be driven, able to self-direct, have a passion for learning and partnering with others to ensure excellent care for every patient. Our Castell APP will also need to be flexible (coverage all over the state may be requested), with reliable transportation (Intermountain paid mileage), and be open to taking minimal call (once every 2 months for 7 days depending on staffing).

Job Essentials

Position Specific Duties:
This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other duties as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileging documentation (hospital), Credentialing and Scope of Practice (Medical Group), Consultation and Referral Plan (NP), Delegation of Services Agreement (PA) (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate.

Clinical Practice:
Perform patient assessment to obtain a complete and accurate record of the patient's clinical information and medical symptoms. Order tests and exams to obtain additional information needed to ensure proper and complete care of patient.
Based on assessment, diagnose patient needs and determine a plan of care. Interpret patient care tests and exams to obtain needed information to guide care.
Provide for the treatment of the patient (and oversee the treatment provided by others) including appropriate prescriptive practice to achieve optimal clinical outcomes for the patient. Utilize advanced specialty knowledge to ensure that the care provided is appropriate, effective, timely, and cost efficient.
Perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures as defined by Scope of Practice.
Appropriate and timely documentation of clinical care. Code and bill accurately per established protocol and procedure. Ensure that records are detailed and complete, and comply with related standards and regulations.

Education:
Conduct and/or coordinate education to increase the knowledge of patient, patient family, and others. Providing appropriate instruction based on patient needs to support the continuum of care.
Train other staff in areas of clinical expertise. Provides teaching of students as appropriate to increase their clinical knowledge and ensure safe patient care.
Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill.

Consultation/Collaboration:
Coordinates and collaborates patient care efforts with other care providers.
Communicates clinical information timely, accurately, thoroughly, and appropriately to other providers of patient care.
May collaborate with other care providers in the effective sharing of practice expertise.

Research:
May participate in research and utilizes evidence-based practice to promote quality patient care, protocol development, care process model development, and best practice standards for assigned patient population.
Supports professional development through research processes.


Minimum Qualifications

Current state license as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
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Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (Credentialing requirement).
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Eligible for State Controlled Substance License II through V.
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Eligible for Federal DEA Certificate II through V.
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BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers.
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Other certification as required (e.g. ACLS, PALS, TNCC, NRP).

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree or higher.

Applicable certification from a recognized certifying organization such as American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Applicable experience as defined by position leadership.