Geriatrics Nurse Practitioner

Role Description:

The purpose of a Nurse Practitioner is to provide effective and equitable value-based primary care to adults on medicare to keep them happy, healthy, and out of the hospital. Nurse Practitioners see patients independently and collaborate with physicians, depending on the patient s specific situation. Nurse Practitioners provide longitudinal care and build meaningful patient relationships; this creates trust and helps our patients understand and feel connected to their care plan.

Nurse Practitioners practice in our outpatient practices on a collaborative care team composed of a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, medical assistants, a dedicated medical scribe, and support from registered nurses and care managers. We partner with a network of elite specialists and hospitals for specialty and acute care. As such, our healthcare providers can focus on care within the clinic: primary care, care coordination, and population health.

Core Responsibilities: Provision of exceptional primary care.

Conduct office visits for routine and acute issues.

Administer Annual wellness visits and health risk assessments, which require a holistic view of health and a focus on thoughtful, accurate, and specific documentation.

Care coordination with other providers, specialists, testing facilities, and agencies.

Population health leadership, in coordination with the Care Team (e.g., making sure all eligible females get their evidence-based breast cancer screening every 2 years)

Assisting the care team with phone triage and outreach.

Educating patients on their health conditions, care plans, and treatments.

Participating in Oak Street Health promotional activities.

Conducting home visits as needed.

Other duties, as assigned.

This role reports to the Center Medical Director and works closely with operational leadership.

Required Qualifications

Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, or NP Certificate Program graduate

National certification in at least one of the following specialties: Family Nurse Practitioner

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Adult Nurse Practitioner

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Active, non-probationary state Nurse Practitioner license

Active DEA license

US Work Authorization

Someone who embodies being Oaky

Preferred Qualifications Experience in primary care: internal medicine, geriatrics, or family medicine

Understands HCC (Hierarchical Condition Categories) documentation, ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases-10) Coding, and Health Risk Assessments (HRAs).

Passion for teamwork and the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally

Desires to be a part of an innovative model focused on empirically-guided population health

Bilingual proficiency in applicable areas

Benefits: Competitive Salary

Quarterly bonus based on quality metrics

Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/ retirement 401K match options

Provided Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance

$5000 Continuing Medical Education stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Provided Medical Malpractice Insurance

Dedicated Medical Scribe and Medical Assistant

Relocation package on a case-by-case basis