Field Advanced Practice Provider - Lafayette, IN area

Company: Anthem, Inc
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: February 13, 2020

Job Description:

Field Advanced Practice Provider - Lafayette, IN area - PS33142Location: Lafayette, Indiana, United StatesRequisition #: PS33142Post Date: Jan 31, 2020CareMore and AspireHealth are entering a new growth phase, as a proven care deliverymodel for the highest-risk. We are a team of committed clinicians and businessleaders passionate about transforming American healthcare delivery. We buildand lead integrated, multi-disciplinary clinical teams to care for the mostcomplex patients and currently serve nearly 200,000 patients in 30+ statesacross Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial populations. We strive for excellenceand have achieved significant and measurable improvement in total cost of care,clinical outcomes, and experience. As an Anthem subsidiary, we benefit from thescale and resources one of Americas largest managed healthcare organizations.Aspire Health isthe nations leading community-based palliative care provider. Aspirespecializes in providing an extra layer of support to patients facing a seriousillness through an ambitious palliative care program focused on caring forpatients in their homes and outpatient clinics. Aspires clinicians areexperts in providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stressof a serious illness; helping patients and caregivers navigate the healthcaresystem; guiding patients and caregivers through difficult and complex treatmentchoices; and providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and theirfamilies. Asan Anthem subsidiary, we benefit from the scale and resources one of Americaslargest managed healthcare organizations.Work Location This position will cover the Lafayette, In area. You must reside in the area or within a reasonable commutingdistance.WorkSchedule: 8am 5pm, Monday Friday.Aboutthe Field Advanced Practice Provider Role:Our Nurse Practitioners andPhysician Assistants play a vital role at Aspire and this is an ideal choicefor the individual who has the passion, devotion, and desire to impact thelives of the patients and families we serve in palliative care. Our NPs and PAs collaborate with our LeadPhysicians, the patients other physicians and providers, and their family membersto develop complex plans of care in accordance with the patients health statusand overall goals and values. Aspire hasa network of support in our Patient Care Center, which enables us to provide acomprehensive network of clinical and non-clinical support to you. In addition, our NPs and PAs take part inweekly interdisciplinary team meetings, call schedules and scheduled in-serviceand education sessions.Whatyoull be doing: Youllbe providing the Aspire services in home settings, traveling within yourdesignated territory to provide excellent care to a small number of patientsdaily. Thismeans you will develop and implement clinical plans of care for adult patientsfacing chronic and complex conditions (e.g., co-morbid medical and mentalhealth diagnoses, limited personal resources, chronic medical conditions.) Youwill gather history and physical exam and diagnostics as needed, and thendevelop and implement treatment plans given the patients goals of care andcurrent conditions. Animportant element of the role is the ability to meet the patients and familysphysical and psychosocial needs with support and input from the Aspireinter-disciplinary team. Our NP/PAseducate patients and families about medication usage, side effects, illnessprogression, diet and nutrition, medical adherence and crisis anticipation andprevention. Eachday, you will be in contact with other Aspire clinical team members, patientsother physicians and patients other medical providers to coordinate optimalcare and resources for the patient and his or her family in a timely basisand consistent with state regulations and Aspire Health standards and policy. Youllbe supported along the way by our Patient Care Center, which provides anotherlayer of interaction with the patient and patient families, and provides ourNPs and PAs clinical and non-clinical administrative support. Eachday, youll maintain patient medical records and medical documentationconsistent with state regulations and Aspire Health standards and policythrough our EMR system. Participatein continuing education as required by the state where you reside. Prescribemedication as permitted by your state prescribing authority.Other related duties asdeemed necessary.An Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/VeteranRequirements: Familyor Adult Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant with appropriatecertification and licensure in the state where you reside is required

• 2+ years of experience in home-based services, complex cases,and hospice and/or palliative care is preferred; some bedside hospital,oncology, ER or ICU experience is highly preferred. Possessionof DEA registration or eligibility required CPRcertification required Reliableautomobile, valid drivers license and minimum state required liability auto insurance.Mileage is reimbursed as you travel in your personal vehicle to scheduledappointments daily. Experience working with EMR (Electronic Medical Records)systems is preferred. Excellentoral and written communication skills to ensure that each of your interactionswith patients, family caregivers, clinicians, and team members is effective andmeaningful. Bi-lingualEnglish / Spanish a plus.Anthem, Inc. is ranked as one of Americas MostAdmired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine and is a 2018DiversityInc magazine Top 50 Company for Diversity. To learn more about ourcompany and apply, please visit us at careers.antheminc.com. AnEqual Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

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