Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Position Title : Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Company Overview :

Upward Health is an in-home, multidisciplinary medical group providing 24 / 7 whole-person care. Our clinical team treats physical, behavioral, and social health needs when and where a patient needs help. Everyone on our team from our doctors, nurses, and Care Specialists to our HR, Technology, and Business Services staff are driven by a desire to improve the lives of our patients. We are able to treat a wide range of needs everything from addressing poorly controlled blood sugar to combatting anxiety to accessing medically tailored meals because we know that health requires care for the whole person. Its no wonder 98% of patients report being fully satisfied with Upward Health!

Job Title & Role Description :

Upward Health is looking for a Full Time, Nurse Practitioner with a focus in geriatrics. The position is responsible for providing real time monitoring for our patients with remote monitoring devices, performing primary care and urgent visits via our telehealth platform, and potential COVID testing for our patients. We provide training, malpractice insurance and an energetic team dedicated to providing the best possible care for our patients.

Key Responsibilities :

• Triage, diagnose, and treat patients at home or via our virtual care platform
• Function as day-to-day clinical leader, providing decision support, directing the multidisciplinaryteam
• Determine need for non-urgent and urgent visits in the patients home or virtually to avoidunnecessary ED visits and hospital admissions
• Provide a positive patient experience including quality of care recommended andtone / messaging with which care is delivered
• Coordinate with other physicians across the continuum of care, including PCP, hospitalist, andSNF providers to smooth transitions and prevent readmissions

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Qualifications :

Upward Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. This job description is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position.

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