Nurse Practitioner

About the Role

Longevity Health is a national provider of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNP), created to meet the complex healthcare needs of nursing home residents. An Advanced Practice Provider is a licensed and board-certified nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant assigned to Longevity Health Plan members for executing the Institutional Special Needs Plan Model of Care.

Key Responsibilities

• Medically manage a panel of Longevity Health Plan enrolled nursing home level of care/institutional members in partnership with the primary care team.
• Deliver the Longevity Health Plan Model of Care.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments.
• Develop and deliver the member’s individualized plan of care.
• Attend nursing facility care team meetings.
• Communicate frequently with the resident’s family/loved ones.
• Ensure the care team understands the member’s goals of care and needs.
• Focus on treating in place.
• Use clinical practice guidelines to guide treatment decisions.
• Document member’s health status, functional status, and diagnoses.
• Provide collaborative primary care and services.
• Treat in the most appropriate setting based on the member’s goals of care.
• Execute/deliver Longevity Health Plan Model of Care activities.
• Develop and implement advanced care planning.
• Embrace and execute the treating in place model.
• Facilitate and administer Health Plan clinical operations functions—prior authorization, Part A and B services, Medication Reviews, HEDIS and STARs quality gap closure, promoting membership growth.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to members, loved ones, and nursing home staff, and act as a member advocate.
• Educate care teams on member needs and early identification of changes in condition.
• Notify APP and telehealth partners for member changes.
• Deliver effective and frequent communication and coordination with members’ PCPs, loved ones, and care team members on members’ care needs, goals of care, and treatment plans/changes.
• Support overall market goals/targets and balance member caseload demands with other team member support needs.
• Promote Longevity Health Plan with members, loved ones, nursing facilities, and other stakeholders.
• Establish meaningful relationships and effectively function in the nursing home environment.
• Be member-centric and customer service oriented.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computer/Technology proficiency required.
• Ability to function autonomously and accountability for practice.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with physicians, patients, and family members.
• Excellent people skills.
• Self-directed but functions well in a team environment.
• Excellent clinical skills—assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing specifically for the chronically ill population.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Organization and prioritization skills.

Qualifications

Education and Training:

• Master of Science in Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner from a nationally accredited program OR Master’s Degree from a nationally accredited program.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant.
• Some experience with geriatric/hospice or palliative care population prior to becoming an NP/PA OR licensed and board-certified new graduate NP/PA supervised by an experienced NP/PA in the LHP New Graduate Fellowship program for 6 months and successfully completes all competencies for independent practice as an LHP APP.
• Experience working in the nursing home environment is strongly desired.

Credentials & Coverage:

• State unrestricted licensed Advanced Practice Nurse, National Board certification (AANP, ANCC or AACN) as an Adult, Family, Geriatric or Primary Care nurse practitioner required.
• Alternatively: State unrestricted licensed Physician’s Assistant NCCPA board certified with nursing home/geriatric or hospice/palliative experience.
• DEA License required.
• Must have an active national provider number (NPI) and an active Medicare provider number.
• Must be eligible to participate in the Medicare program as a provider and registered.
• Valid state driver's license with a good driving record and proof of automobile insurance required.
• Auto liability insurance declaration page with minimum limits of $100,000/$300,000 for bodily injury and $100,000 for property damage with a combined single limit of $300,000.