Nurse Practitioner

Summary

Join firsthand as a Health Guide Flex (HG Flex), a licensed Nurse Practitioner augmenting our team in high-demand periods across multiple states. You'll provide comprehensive care to individuals with serious mental illness, blending telehealth and travel (up to 25%). Responsibilities include conducting thorough assessments, managing care transitions, collaborating with diverse teams, and training colleagues. This role demands clinical expertise, adaptability, and strong communication skills. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years clinical care as a Nurse Practitioner, in a primary care or emergency room setting
• Credentials in at least one of the states we serve (FL, OH, MI, TN, VA and/or WA), with willingness to obtain credentials in more
• Working with and managing a population with challenges such as behavioral health and/or SUD conditions
• Developing and delivering educational programs to nurses and affiliated medical staff
• Care management and coordination experience
• Valid driver’s license in good standing, with the ability to operate a vehicle and eligibility to drive under the company’s insurance policy

Responsibilities

• Assess both behavioral and physical health conditions with a thorough history and physical examination
• Verify previously diagnosed conditions and capture conditions not yet diagnosed based on review of medical records, evidence-based practice, clinical judgment and diagnostic studies
• Complete timely and high quality urgent care visits
• Oversee transitions of care by conducting post-hospital discharge visits to ensure a stabilizing plan is in place to avoid unnecessary rehospitalizations
• Conduct visits in the in the office, virtually, in the field, or in an individual’s home when needed
• Ensure continuity of care, referring to community primary and behavioral health providers and specialists based on assessed needs
• Support individuals in developing and exercising self management skills and person-centered care around their individual goals and preferences via motivational interviewing and holistic care planning
• Organize clinical information in a manner that supports appropriate clinical documentation criteria for successful disability applications (if appropriate)
• Collaborate with a team of clinical documentation specialists, certified coders, and medical assistants
• Train and advise roles like Health Guide Associates (Medical Assistants), and firsthand Guides (Peer Recovery Specialists) on behavioral, clinical, and social health priorities
• Support care coordination
• Lead care and disease management and identify actionable care gaps
• Communicate and coordinate with individuals’ care providers, primarily at CMHCs, FQHCs, and hospitals
• Provide direct patient care when unscheduled care needs cannot be met by existing community providers
• Assist firsthand Guides with engagement and recovery support
• Work with the firsthand Care Team and the Community Resources Guide in supporting individuals’, SDOH needs and with medical eligibility assessments for disability applications

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with Electronic Health Records (EHR) and tools like Google Suite

Benefits

• Base pay
• Equity (or special incentive program for clinical roles)
• Performance bonus potential
• Physical and mental health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with a match
• 16 weeks parental leave for either parent
• Flexible vacation
• Supportive and inclusive culture