Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Provide office based clinical primary care including screenings, history and physical, care plan documentation, vaccination and high value referrals.
• Possibly provide primary care to homebound patients, depending on practice needs and employee’s experience and interests.
• Examines patients, including discussing medical history and symptoms and performing physicals.
• Enhance delivery of well-coordinated care by incorporating records from acute, specialist and post-acute visits into the clinical chart and deriving clinical insights.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient records.
• Clearly and concisely documents all patient encounters in the Electronic Health Record in a timely manner
• Accurately bills and codes each encounter as required for reimbursement.
• Maximize patient satisfaction by providing evidence-backed patient education, shared decision making and excellent bedside manner
• Advise patients regarding prescriptions and alternative treatment plans.
• Follows all federal, state, and nursing guidelines, regulations, and standards.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests, including x-rays, blood work, and scans.
• Refers patients to specialists if necessary and analyzes medical records and reports.
• Uses knowledge base tools which may include: medical database software, medical research software, medical diagnosis software, medical billing software, e-prescribing software, scheduling software, billing software, and telemedicine software.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and current licensure to practice in the state of Delaware
• Current unencumbered DEA and Delaware controlled substance license
• Minimum two years’ experience in a primary care or comparable care setting
• Home visit experience a plus
• Experience documenting clinical data in an electronic health record system (EHR)
• Bilingual a plus
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work within a team of nurse practitioners, nurses, medical assistants, and physicians to provide quality patient care.
• Team oriented and a positive attitude
• Philosophically aligned to ACO goals of high quality, high value care