Field Adv Practice Provider - Alabama

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Position Title: Field Advance Practice Provider - Alabama

Job Description:

Field Advance Practice Provider - Alabama

Candidate must reside and be licensed in the state of Alabama.

Location: Field – This field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands-on engagement.

Note:

Per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Carelon Health is a member of the Elevance Health family of brands, offering clinical programs and primary care options for seniors. We are a team of clinicians and professionals focused on transforming American healthcare delivery.

Field Based Visit Requirement: This Field Based position will be required to visit patients/members in Northern Alabama.

Mileage: Eligible for mileage reimbursement.

Work Shift: Monday – Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (CST) and rotating on-call.

The Field Advance Practice Provider is responsible for collaborating with company physicians, the patient’s other physicians and providers, and their family members to develop complex plans of care in accordance with the patient’s health status and overall goals and values. Provides clinical and non-clinical support to patients in palliative care within Northern Alabama.

• Provides services in home settings and via telehealth to provide care to patients.
• Develops and implements clinical plans of care for adult patients facing chronic and complex conditions (e.g., co-morbid medical and mental health diagnoses, limited personal resources, chronic medical conditions).
• Gathers history and physical exams and diagnostics as needed, and then develops and implements treatment plans given the patient’s goals of care and current conditions.
• Meets the patient’s and family’s physical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the company’s inter-disciplinary team.
• Educates patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illness progression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation and prevention.
• Maintains contact with other clinical team members, patients’ other physicians and patients’ other medical providers to coordinate optimal care and resources in a timely manner and in accordance with state regulations and company health standards and policy.
• Maintains patient medical records and documentation consistent with state regulations and company standards and policy.
• Participates in continuing education as required by state.
• Prescribes medication as permitted by state prescribing authority.

• MS in Nursing or Master of Physician Assistant Studies.
• Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in the state of Alabama.
• Possession of DEA registration or eligibility.
• CPR certification required.
• Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is required for the Carelon Health business unit.

• 2 years of experience in home-based services, complex care cases, and hospice and/or palliative care preferred.
• Experience in home care, bedside hospital, oncology, emergency room (ER) or intensive care unit (ICU) preferred.
• Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred.

Job Level: Non-Management Exempt

Workshift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family: MED >
Licensed/Certified - Other

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