The Care Team The care you deserve and the support you need.

Come join our growing team! The Care Team is looking for a Full-Time Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in the Lansing, MI area. Primary hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.

We specialize in providing Home Care and Hospice in the home and facilities. If you are looking for a new and exciting opportunity, we encourage you to apply today. At the Care Team we offer:

• Engaging Company Culture
• Competitive Compensation and Excellent Benefits
• Growth from within through training, supportive leadership, and collaboration with the best of the best in your field
• Independence, Autonomy, and Flexibility!
• Innovation and industry-leading systems and technology

As a member of The Care Team, you will enjoy a wealth of great benefit choices including:

• A full benefits package including Health, dental, and vision
• 401k with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible spending
• Company Paid and optional Life and Long-Term Disability, Short Term Disability
• Accident Coverage

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides evidence-based primary and palliative care to assigned patients residing in assisted livings, group homes, private homes and skilled nursing centers. Operates in an empathic manner when caring for patient needs that include diagnostics, treatments and pain control for acute and chronic conditions. Attention to the cultural, religious, and social needs of patients is required with a focus on building strong patient and family relationships to foster goals of care discussions.

Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner:

• Assesses and examines patients based on Chief Complaint
• Provides and encourages health promotion and prevention including vaccinations
• Diagnoses and generates treatment plans based on evidence-based medicine
• Prescribes and orders diagnostics based on patients needs
• Completes documentation on all patient interactions within 24 hours of patient visit
• Educates and counsels patient and family members on the trajectory of chronic, diagnosed diseases
• Discusses with patient and family, routine, Goals of Care centering on advanced directives
• Notifies collaborating physician with unusual or unexpected events or problems
• Communicates intentions and patient interventions to center management when enter and leaving the facility
• Manages time effectively to ensure patients are seen timely and as needed
• Adheres to all company medical initiatives and guidelines
• Maintains current state specific licensure, national certification and DEA
• Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient-related information in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Follows company outlined corporate compliance guidelines
• Communicates to the supervisor if unable to meet a patient’s need or customer service issues
• Participates in the on-call system and is responsible for providing on-call coverage when unavailable for assigned duties.
• Maintain skills and knowledge through certification required continuing education credit hours
• Organizes work schedule and utilizes time management to be able to attend all required meetings.
• Complies with agency infection control policies and protocols.
• Assist with orientation, teaching, and training as requested.
• The clinical record shall contain notes for each service provided. A clinical note will be completed for each visit made to a patient’s home (including private residence, assisted living facility, group homes, or skilled nursing facility) within 48 hours of the visit.
• Other duties as assigned by Director.