PA​/NP Mobile Integrated Health

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Requisition Number: R-21836

Facility: LOC
0001 - 55 Fogg Road, 55 Fogg Road Weymouth, MA 02190

Department Name: SSH Mobile Integrated Health PB

Status: Full time

Budgeted

Hours:

36

Shift: Day/Eve Rotation (United States of America)

Under the general guidance from the Executive Director of APCs with medical oversight from the MIH Physician leadership, the Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will provide telehealth care to patients in the community. Rapidly growing service line adding provider coverage to meet the growing need in the community. the NP/PA will evaluate, diagnose and treat patients following written guidelines approved by the Department of Medicine.

Compensation Pay Range: $ - $

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide telehealth services to patients and community partners to operationalize COVID testing and/or discharge follow ups after ED/Hospitalization for COVID symptoms
• Telehealth evaluations and coordination for community based testing and incoming phone requests from SNFs, ALFs and Psychiatric Hospitals
• Provider will complete Provider to Provider screening and place orders for testing for symptomatic home-bound and at-risk populations
• Documentation in SSH MIH Epic Code for provider to provider consultation;
  Provider will coordinate with Registration to assure patient information is updated in Epic;
  Provider will coordinate with EMS Dispatch to print lab labels and dispatch MIH/EMS to collect specimens
• Telehealth follow up with discharged patients
• Patients will be discharged from the ED or Acute Inpatient per algorithm. At time of discharge, a Home Monitoring Telehealth follow up visit will be ordered. Provider will review Home Monitoring Telehealth Report;
  Provider will outreach to each patient on the report and conduct a Telehealth follow-up visit
• Documentation in SSH MIH Epic;
  Code for Telehealth visits (telephone or video)
• Provider will determine next course of action based on Telehealth visit
• Telehealth follow up processes include patient device collection or next day scheduling depending on program status
• Provider outreach and coordination for follow ups with PCP, VNA, or Medical Control as needed
• Telehealth and consultation with MIH paramedics; MIH paramedic will be scheduled for home visit by MIH admin; MIH paramedic will complete evaluation per protocol
• If additional consultation is required, MIH paramedic will outreach to MIH Telehealth APC for Telehealth visit with Provider; provider will determine next course of action based on Telehealth visit

Technology and Learning

• Participates in continued learning and possesses a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.
• Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.

Three 12 hours shifts a week. 8a-8p and 11a-11p rotation

Responsibilities if

Required:

Education if

Required:

License/Registration/Certification Requirements:

ACLS (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH), Certified Nurse Practitioner - Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts)