Measured Wellness
Peacock, California
Est. Sep 2024
NP - Home and Geriatric Care Coordination
Nurse Practitioner (NP): Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care Coordinator
Measured Wellness, is seeking an exceptional Nurse Practitioner (NP) to specialize in geriatric care coordination, providing both in-home and virtual care services. This critical role ensures continuity and quality of care for patients transitioning from hospital stays or managing complex chronic conditions, particularly those receiving services in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Home Health setting.
This position offers the unique opportunity to leverage technology for holistic, data-driven wellness while maintaining the essential human connection of geriatric care.
Key Role: Geriatric Care Coordination
The NP serves as the central point of clinical contact for the patient and their multidisciplinary team within the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) environment. This coordination is essential for patients receiving Home Health Physical Therapy who require oversight of their comprehensive medical and recovery plan.
Primary Focus Areas:
SNF Care Oversight: Ensuring the patient’s overall medical monitoring, assistance with daily activities, and rehabilitation progress are integrated and aligned.
Home Health PT Integration: Closely monitoring physical therapy (PT) to ensure therapeutic goals are safely integrated with the patient's medical status and medication regimen.
Central Communication: Coordinating communication between the physical therapist, SNF nursing staff, and the patient's primary care provider (PCP).
Essential Responsibilities
Comprehensive Assessment: Conduct detailed initial and ongoing assessments to identify the patient’s clinical status, functional limitations, and specific therapy goals.
Collaborative Care Plan Development: Partner directly with the Physical Therapist to establish a personalized, realistic therapy plan that considers the patient’s current health needs and recovery potential.
Progress Monitoring & Adjustment: Routinely review patient rehabilitation progress (PT updates and milestones) and make necessary, proactive adjustments to the overall care plan or medication regimen.
Medication Management: Actively oversee medication administration to ensure accuracy and identify and mitigate any potential side effects that could negatively impact the patient's physical therapy sessions or mobility goals.
PCP Communication: Maintain consistent and timely communication with the patient’s Primary Care Physician (PCP) regarding progress, acute changes in condition, and coordination of post-SNF follow-up care.
In-Home and Virtual Visits: Provide necessary clinical care through flexible scheduling, utilizing both in-person, in-home visits (where needed) and virtual telehealth sessions for check-ins and monitoring.
Qualifications
Active Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in good standing.
Demonstrated experience or strong preference for working with the geriatric population and managing complex chronic conditions.
Experience with or strong knowledge of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care, home health protocols, and physical therapy integration is highly desirable.
Excellent communication skills, both clinical and interdisciplinary.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple, high-priority patient cases.
Benefits
Flexible Schedule: Enjoy flexible work hours that can be scheduled around your availability, supporting work-life balance.
Growth Opportunity: Opportunity to grow with a forward-thinking, patient-centered practice that integrates technology and data for superior outcomes.
Supportive Team: Access to a supportive and collaborative team environment.
Compensation: Competitive compensation package.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Join our team and make a difference in patients' lives by providing exceptional telehealth care focused on holistic, data-driven wellness and effective chronic care management.
Bio
Our Story Our journey began when Michael Kurisu, DO, was a Clinical Director in the Center of Integrative Medicine at UC San Diego, where he also served as physician for world-renowned scientist Larry Smarr PhD. A pioneer of the future, Dr. Smarr was the original “measured man.” He came to his first appointment with more than a decade of data generated by tracking his own health daily. It was the beginning of a unique partnership and a glimpse into the future of what health care could be. Inspired by the experience, Dr. Kurisu envisioned integrating time series health data -- the repeated measurement of data over time -- with his holistic approach to patient care. He founded Measured Wellness on the premise that better care begins with personalized insight into the health of each individual. He then tapped into the rapidly growing category of wearable technologies to make daily monitoring of each patient’s health a reality. Today, Measured Wellness brings together the personalized insights gained through health monitoring and its passion for holistic care to empower each patient to optimize their well-being and better navigate their health journey.