Why This Role is Important to Us:
Commonwealth Community Care's (CCC) Primary Care NP/PA, BOS/SPR provides comprehensive primary care consultation and management to adults of all ages, familiar with those who have complex physical, developmental, intellectual, and behavioral health conditions, requiring medical evaluation and care. Care is delivered in the office, home, and crisis stabilization unit setting. The Primary Care NP/PA- BOS/SPR works closely must be comfortable guiding the medical care in an interdisciplinary care team involved in the designated member's behavioral care . This role will provide ongoing chronic disease consultation and management. and promote preventative care through education and identification of age-appropriate preventative screens. The role also includes liaison with other health professionals as needed.
What You'll Be Doing:
Within a defined time period of consultation request, perform an exam and provide a verbal and documented set of recommendations;* On an annual basis, conduct an Annual Comprehensive Assessments on assigned members or designated members taking a detailed history, performing a physical examination, and documenting appropriate diagnosis in order to ensure capture of high risk codes under CMS guidelines;
Working Conditions
* Must be willing and able to travel to member's homes if necessary and must be comfortable in addition to working in an office environment
* Valid driver's license with no restrictions. Ability to be active and mobile across Massachusetts
* COVID-19 Vaccination is required
What We're Looking For:
Education Required:
- Master's degree in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, or a degree in Physician Assistant Studies (ADD)
Licensing Required:
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with licensure in good standing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Will be required to pass CCA's credentialing process.
- Current Mass Controlled Substances License required
- Current DEA Controlled Substances License required/ Suboxone Certification desired
- Current CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Experience Required:
- 2-3 years of hands-on clinical experience, defined as:
- Substantial nursing experience prior to NP (2 or more years as an RN) in a high-touch clinical environment or home care
- 1-2 years of NP experience (preferably in primary care)
- Or 2+ years of PA experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Proven skills, knowledge base, and judgment necessary for independent clinical decision making.
- Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills. Ability to function effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Effective oral and written skills. Strong interpersonal and customer relations skills. Effective teaching skills.
- Willing to learn and utilize telehealth technologies (video, chat, etc.), when appropriate, for a variety of clinical care and care management services.
Language(s) Required:
Language(s) Desired:
Other Required:
- Standard office equipment and familiarity with standard medical equipment.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
- The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
Commonwealth Care Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.