We build long-term relationships with our patients so they know, without question, that our team is here for them day or night, year after year. We focus on the health outcomes most important to our patients to make it clear that they lead the way.
To achieve our mission, we collaborate with community-based organizations, local providers, and health plans. Led by our empathetic care teams, guided by proven care models, and powered by our own technology, we deliver a level of service that our communities rightfully deserve but rarely receive.
While our headquarters is in Bethesda, MD, our teams are distributed across the country. If you’re eager to make a tangible difference in people’s lives, to help correct long-standing disparities in health care, join us.
About the role:
As a Virtual Advanced Practice Clinician, you will be a part of a pilot program in our model to care for patients via virtual modalities in partnership with our field-based community health workers and our chronic disease management, behavioral health, and pharmacy teams. As part of our team-based practice, you will collaborate with patients’ existing primary care and specialist providers by extending their care to fill any gaps in medical, behavioral health, or social needs and ensure our patients receive best-in-class, evidence-based, and patient-centered holistic care.
Responsibilities will include:
- Performing facilitated and non-facilitated virtual initial patient visits and annual comprehensive visits to obtain a complete biopsychosocial view of patients’ health with a focus on thoughtful, accurate, and specific documentation and addressing quality gaps in care
- Ordering and following up on appropriate laboratory or imaging tests to aid in evidence-based diagnosis, preventative care, and creation of treatment plans
- Applying clinical judgment in concordance with Accompany Health clinical guidelines to provide accurate and appropriate clinical diagnosis and guidance on treatment plans
- Referring patients into appropriate chronic disease management, behavioral health, or medication adherence programs as needed and collaborating with our RN, BH and pharmacy teams on appropriate treatment plans
- Collaborating and communicating with external providers and community-based organizations to advocate for care aligned with best-in-class evidence-based care and patient goals
- Participating in rotating call schedule to address patients' urgent clinical needs and support ways to increase healthy days at home
- Ensuring timely and appropriate documentation within our electronic medical record as well as our custom-built platforms that support care for our patients
- Providing feedback and engaging in rapid iteration / adaptation of workflows as part of pilot team
What makes you a fit for the team:
- Passionate about caring for historically underserved patients with co-occurring chronic and behavioral health conditions in an integrated, multi-disciplinary model anchored in tech-enabled virtual care.
- Excited to be a part of an innovative pilot within our care model, and enjoys being a part of rapidly iterating and improving workflows.
- Demonstrate track record of flexibility and ability to adapt to evolving systems, including improvements in day-to-day work driven by technology.
- Committed to providing the highest quality, outstanding clinical care to all patients, regardless of their needs.
- Consistently go the extra mile to ensure that our patients have the best healthcare experience possible.
- Excellent communicator able to coach and mentor clinical and non-clinical members of multidisciplinary teams on excellent patient care.
Desired skills and experience:
- Required
- Active Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant license in the state in which you are seeking employment
- AANC or AANP board certification for Nurse Practitioners OR NCCPA board certification for Physician Assistants
- Active DEA Controlled Substance Registration or eligible for application. X-waiver licensure (for buprenorphine prescribing) is a plus but not required
- Active controlled substance license in state in which you are seeking employment or eligible for application
- Certified in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
- 2+ years of clinical experience in providing primary care in an internal medicine, family medicine, or geriatric medicine setting
- Proven skills, knowledge base, and judgment necessary for independent clinical assessment and decision-making of acute and non-acute clinical problems
- Comfort and experience in working within an electronic medical record
- Valid unrestricted driver's license and access to an insured vehicle for daily use
- Preferred
- Experience in adult internal medicine, family medicine, and/or geriatrics
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or Arabic is strongly preferred
- Multi-state licensure or willingness to obtain additional licensure as requested
- Flexible to work Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm or 9:00am-6:00pm with flexibility to work 10:00am-7:00pm or 11am-8:00pm ~2 days per month
- Experience in value-based care organizations, including accurate and appropriate clinical documentation and quality HEDIS measures
- Experience and passion for caring for individuals with complex chronic medical, behavioral and social needs
- Experience with engaging individuals with untreated and/or symptomatic chronic mental illness and addiction
- Prior experience working as part of a multidisciplinary care team
For Non-Patient Facing RolesTo keep our patients, communities and each other safe, you'll be required to comply with Accompany Health’s medical clearance requirements, including receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This is a condition of employment, and we make exceptions as required by law. Accommodation for religious and medical beliefs will be provided on a case by case basis.
We embrace diversity and believe it creates a healthier atmosphere: Accompany Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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