Field Nurse Practitioner (Yakima, WA)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary Provides screening, preventive primary care and medical care services to members - primarily in non-clinical settings where members feel most comfortable, including in-home, community and nursing facilities and “pop up” clinics. Strives to ensure member progress toward desired outcomes and contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care. Essential Job Duties: - Provides general medical care and care coordination to various and/or specific patient member populations – adult, women’s health, pediatric, and geriatric. - Performs comprehensive evaluations including history and physical exams for gaps in care and preventive assessments. - Addresses both chronic and acute primary care complaints, and demonstrates ability to ascertain medical urgency. - Establishes and documents reasonable medical diagnoses. - Seeks specialty consultation as appropriate. - Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic laboratory and radiology testing for the medical diagnosis or presenting symptoms; works within an environment of limited resources and therefore uses diagnostic tests judiciously and appropriately. - Understands when a member's needs...