Home Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

A healthcare services company throughout New York is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join their team.

Responsibilities:
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) / Physician Assistant (PA) will:

• Review and make recommendations on consumer assessments for long term care services and supports.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory changes pertaining to quality and validity of assessments.
• Assess cases presented and utilizes clinical competencies to review and validate assessment outcomes.
• Work collaboratively to monitor and address clinical quality and gaps in care.
• Provide clinical and educational assistance to support project initiatives.
• Demonstrate communication skills necessary to interpret age-specific responses.
• Participate in performance, improvement, and quality assurance activities and related meetings.
• Provide clinical and educational support to meet program goals.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Management.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Master's Degree from a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program
• NYS Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA) license
• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA)
• Computer savvy

Desired Skills:

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Adult Health, Community Health, and/or Family Practice
• Bilingual (English and Cantonese, Mandarin, Bengali, Haitian-Creole, Russian, or Spanish)
• Experience working with the Adult / Geriatric populations.
• Home Care background
• Experience working with individuals with Physical and/or Developmental Disabilities
• Knowledge of Long-Term Care services & programs