Remote Dementia Care Nurse Practitioner

Summary

Join Synapticure as a DCNP (Dementia Care Nurse Practitioner) and contribute to transforming the lives of individuals and their families living with neurodegenerative diseases. As a patient and caregiver-founded company, we provide instant access to expert neurologists, cutting-edge treatments, and trials through our virtual care platform.

Requirements

• Masters of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, or NP Certificate Program Graduate
• Current Nurse Practitioner credentialing body certificate
• Active, unrestricted APRN licensure
• 2 years of experience as APRN in primary care, internal medicine, geriatric care, neurology or equivalent
• Working knowledge of Geriatrics and care of Geriatric/Neurology patients
• Ability to take medical histories, perform examinations, assessments and implement appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic plans using medical practice in collaboration with supervising neurologist
• Timely documentation
• Managing a busy clinical schedule while minimizing patient wait times
• Comfort with multiple communication and documentation platforms (EMR, slack, email, etc)
• Ability to assess psychosocial needs of patient/family/conservator/caregiver in a culturally diverse environment
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment of dementia, including psychological, behavioral, and medical aspects
• Excellent verbal and written communications, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based, collaborative environment; able to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely manner

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat, and manage dementia and other acute episodic illnesses through comprehensive and acute care visits
• Provide telehealth comprehensive and acute visits with patient and caregivers
• Annual visits to monitor implementation of dementia care plans
• Facilitate appointments with consultants when the treatment plan needs to be reassessed
• Provide dementia education and management skills to caregivers
• Take urgent calls during daytime hours, on call rotation, manage or triage problems, and communicate with community primary care physicians
• Order and interpret appropriate lab and diagnostic testing and adjust treatment plans accordingly
• Maintain appropriate and compliant documentation within our EMR (electronic medical record)
• Collaborate with local and regional operations and clinical leadership to achieve goals
• Supports strategic initiatives regarding the GUIDE program
• Provides an excellent customer experience to foster high customer satisfaction/retention

Benefits

• Remote-first design with work from home stipend
• Competitive compensation with an annual bonus opportunity
• 401(k) with matching contribution from day 1
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for you and your family
• Life insurance and Disability
• Generous sick leave and paid time off