Job Title: Advanced Practice Providers (NP/PA)
Pay Range - $60-$70+/hr (depending on experience)
Location: Travel Required throughout Springfield, MO
Shift: Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm
Contract Duration- 4-7 months
General Overview:
We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Advanced Practice Providers both Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants (NP/PA) to join our Healthcare Team. As an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) you’ll provide personalized, high-impact care to our highest-risk members in a facility setting and within patient homes. As an APP, you'll be part of an interdisciplinary team focused on improving patient outcomes through comprehensive, integrated care. Enjoy work-life balance with flexible scheduling—no on-call, weekends, or holidays.
Essential Functions:
- Perform and complete a comprehensive geriatric assessment on each resident
- Provides primary, preventative and urgent/acute care at a SNF or within Patient Homes
- Develops and communicates a problem list and medical treatment plan for each resident
- Develops a contingency plan for high-risk conditions
- Reaches out to responsible party after each visit to establish lines of communication and keep informed
- Manage acute and chronic medical/behavioral conditions
- Ensure accurate documentation, including ICD-10 coding
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team
- Lead advanced illness and care planning conversations
- Educate and counsel patients and caregivers
Job Requirements
- Master's or Doctorate degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
- Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and certification.
- Active DEA license/prescriptive authority
- 1+ year of clinical experience (preferably in long-term care)
- Experience with complex behavioral, social, or chronic care needs
- Knowledge of geriatrics, chronic illness, and end-of-life care
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Commitment to providing compassionate care to Seniors and their families.
- Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and treatment skills.
Benefits
Once you have been a Full Time contract employee of Medix for 30 days, you become eligible for our Benefits Program. Should you elect to enroll, there are three levels of medical coverage to choose from, supplemental dental plans and term plans as well as the option to enroll your spouse and/or children. You can select the best combination that best suits your needs.
As a contract employee with Medix, you can choose to enroll in our Benefits Program during your eligibility period and enjoy:
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid time off benefits available
- Continued Education Reimbursement
- Full Benefits free of cost
- Doctor visits with inexpensive co-pay
- Limited Outpatient Care
- Limited Accident Coverage
- Prescription Programs
- Dental Plan
- Vision Discount Program
- Term Life Insurance Plans
