Palliative Nurse Practitioner (NP) / Physician Assistant (PA) - (Virginia)
Elevance Health

Job Info

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Aspire Health is the nation's largest provider of home-based palliative care. We partner with health plans and physicians who share our vision of providing comprehensive, collaborative medical care to offer relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of serious illness in the comfort of a patient's home.

The Field Advanced 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.

$5,000 Sign On Bonus offered

Join our dynamic team in a field position, actively catering to either the Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, or Roanoke, VA surrounding areas - depending on where you're based! With daily travel within your designated territory, you'll be part of our agile force from Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Plus, there's also an opportunity to enjoy some virtual work time, tailored according to market necessity.

How you will make an impact:

• Provides services in home settings 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 exam 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 for the patient and his or her family in a timely basis and consistent with state regulations and company health standards and policy. Maintains patient medical records and medical 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.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license in applicable state(s).
  
• Possession of DEA registration or eligibility required.
  
• CPR certification required.
  

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

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

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

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