Advanced Practice Provider - Rheumatology

Nurse Practitioner
Full Time - Exempt
Columbus, Ohio

AndHealth is on a mission to radically improve access and outcomes for the most challenging chronic health conditions with the goal of making world-class specialty care accessible and affordable to all. We partner with health systems, community health centers, plans, and employers to remove barriers to care to ensure all people have access to the care they deserve.

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to work collaboratively with our regional onsite care teams. This APP helps with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments, and consultations, with a focus on rheumatology care, escalating to appropriate physicians/specialists and other care team members as necessary. They understand that there is no single solution when it comes to patient care and thrive in a collaborative care team environment focused on addressing each patient with a unique, integrative, whole-person approach.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Travel to and from care sites throughout southeastern and central Ohio to see (and treat) patients onsite.
• Conduct virtual care/telehealth visits with patients as appropriate.
• Create personalized treatment plans for patients and work directly with patients in implementing their care plan.
• Utilize and support a detailed clinical treatment protocol developed and updated by the AndHealth team.
• Review Health Coach managed cases and provide feedback on the recommended treatment plans.
• Assess medication readiness/eligibility and manage medications as appropriate for patients; Order and interpret laboratory testing as needed.
• Review and oversee patient progress; engage with coaches to coordinate care for patients; and review progress during clinical rounds and serve as clinical escalation point for coaches and other care team members outside of regularly scheduled medical appointments.
• Collaborate with other providers internal and external to AndHealth to ensure patients have access to the care necessary to reverse their chronic disease(s).
• Actively participate in continuously innovating, evolving, and measuring the effectiveness of AndHealth’s model of care.
• Other responsibilities as necessary to meet evolving business needs.

Education + Licensure Requirements:

• Education: Graduate degree in from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program required, i.e. Masters of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP), or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
• Licensure: Active license to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner (APN, APRN, NP, etc.), without restrictions, in the state in which this position is based required; Active multistate licensure preferred.
• Certification: Current Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) or similar certification from a national certifying body required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification endorsed by the American Heart Association required.
• Practical specialization in Medical rheumatology

Other Skills or Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfort working independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Demonstrated experience building rapport and managing patient relationships remotely using telehealth/virtual technology.
• Proficiency working with EHRs and healthcare databases (e.g. Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, etc.), documenting and providing details needed to demonstrate clinical outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience delivering outcomes to patients through various treatment modalities; experience with integrative/functional medicine preferred.
• Willingness to go above and beyond to provide the best experience possible for the patient while being an amazing, collaborative teammate to AndHealth providers, care team members, and partners.
• An interest in building innovative, technology-enabled models of care that may be different from a traditional healthcare model, and building an evidence base for our model of care.
• Belief that chronic diseases can be reversed through a root cause approach, and a desire to help patients treat their root cause in addition to managing symptoms.
• Strong administrative/technical skills; Comfort working on tablets/smart devices, as well as macOS and Windows-based computers using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides, etc.) IM/video conferencing (Slack, Teams, and Zoom), and telephones efficiently.
• Trustworthy and accountable behavior with a track record of interacting with and maintaining confidential information.

Additional Requirements:

• (PPD) TB Skin Test - Proof of negative TB skin test within the last 12 months
• (MMR) Measles, Mumps and Rubella or A Blood Titer proving immunity.
• Varicella - (2) documented doses or A Blood Titer proving.
• Hep B3 Series.
• (Flu) Influenza required.
• COVID-19 Vaccine required.
• Additional health requirements may also be required.

Here’s what we’d like to offer you:

• Equal investment and support for our people and patients.
• A fun and ambitious start-up environment with a culture that takes on big things, takes risks, and learns quickly.
• The ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation, and conscientiousness, and find joy in working together.
• A team of highly skilled, incredibly kind, and welcoming employees, every one of whom has something unique to offer.
• We know that the overall success of our business is a collaborative effort, and we strive to provide ongoing opportunities for our employees to learn and grow, both personally and professionally.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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