Lead Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Hybrid-Remote)

Maximus is currently hiring Lead Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants! This position supports the statewide Independent Practitioner Panel (IPP) that issues practitioner’s orders for individuals who have undergone a Community Health Assessment and are eligible for community-based long-term care services and supports. The incumbent precepts new clinicians who will review the completed Community Health Assessment tool, evaluate the consumer, and issue a practitioner’s order. This clinical evaluation is conducted through a Telehealth modality or through face-to-face interaction with the consumer.

This position will require routine local & regional travel in the Wellsville or Watertown, New York area. The remainder of work time will be conducted from a home office. This is a hybrid position.    

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify training needs and development opportunities for direct reports.
• Discuss job performance concerns with direct reports to identify causes and issues and work closely with the HR department on resolving problems.
• Participate in the work of direct reports to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work.
• Evaluate direct reports' job performance and recommend appropriate personnel action.
• Perform evaluations of patients that includes evaluation of health status, strengths, care needs, and preferences.
• Instruct, demonstrate, observe skills and techniques of nursing staff and provide feedback to management. Raise issues of concern to management.
• Assist with training of new Nurses and refresher trainings as assigned for existing nurses.
• Identify task weakness in staff and take appropriate action to correct deficiency.
• Assist management in providing assessment guidance to team members.
• Responsible for conducting clinical appointments
• Responsible for the training and development of unit staff
• Assess cases presented and utilizes clinical competencies to review and validate assessment outcomes
• Work collaboratively with manager to identify areas for improvement with process and quality of care
• Suggest training needs for assigned unit staff
• Provide technical assistance to assigned unit staff
• Support Company and project initiatives through various methods including messaging to the unit, leading assigned projects, training staff, participating in work groups, etc.
• Participate in performance, improvement, and quality assurance activities and related meetings
• Provide clinical and educational support to meet program goals
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory changes pertaining to quality and validity of assessments
• Meet all standards established for this position as outlined in the corresponding annual performance criteria and bonus template for this position
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Current RN Licensure.
• 2 years of RN experience to include prior experience supervising RN’s.
• Ability to work with technology in the workplace.
• Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of general professional nursing.
• Knowledge of state and agency laws and regulations governing general professional nursing practices.
• Two (2) or more years practicing experience as a New York Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• At least one (1) year of experience in training, precepting, acting as a clinical advisor, providing unit support, working in the field independently/successfully
• Master’s Degree from a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program required, preferred specialties can include Internal Medicine, Adult Health, Community Health, Family Practice, Psychiatry
• Must have active New York Medicaid ID Number or be willing to obtain individuals with physical or developmental disabilities
• Required ability to travel throughout assigned region, up to 60%
• New York State Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred work experience with the adult/geriatric populations; home care experience, experience working with individuals with physical or developmental disabilities
• Required ability to travel throughout assigned region, up to 60%
• New York State Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license

Home Office Requirements:

• Maximus provides company-issued computer equipment
• Reliable high-speed internet service
• Minimum 20 Mpbs download speeds/50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivit
• Minimum 5 Mpbs upload speeds