Nurse PractitionerEmployment Type: Full-timeRelocation Assistance Available: No

Qualifications Required:

• Master's degree or higher
• 3+ years of experience in ANY of the following:
  • Primary Care
  • Value-Based Care
• Valid Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in the state of Tennessee (TN)
• Home visits are a major component of this job. Are you okay visiting patients in their homes? (yes)

Preferred:

• HCC Coding experience (yes)

Overview:Our Award Winning Client is transforming how individuals living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) receive care. They focus on delivering real outcomes for a historically underserved population. Their whole-person care model aims to establish trusting relationships and provide high-quality care to individuals with complex SMI experiences. The company’s high-touch approach significantly improves the health outcomes of individuals while reducing high-cost care utilization and helping them access federal, state, and municipal benefits.

By building scalable solutions, Our Award Winning Client is changing how society supports those most impacted by serious mental illness, ultimately improving lives and the economics for managed care plans and state programs. They are building a passionate team of problem-solvers ready to tackle one of the most challenging healthcare issues in the country. Team members will be rewarded with mission-driven work, mentorship, and a voice in the business's early stages.

The licensed Nurse Practitioner will lead the medical aspects of team-based care for individuals with serious mental illness. This position is responsible for documenting and supporting the medical needs of individuals through whole-person clinical assessments that identify and address care gaps. This role also involves supporting care coordination with the individual's medical and behavioral health providers and providing clinical guidance to Guides (peers) and Community Resources Guides (social workers).

Responsibilities:

• Perform whole-person clinical assessments, including:

  • Gathering information from other care providers
  • Assessing both behavioral and physical health through history and physical examination
  • Capturing undiagnosed conditions and ordering additional studies as needed
  • Organizing information to support disability applications (if applicable)
  • Conducting visits in the field or individual homes as required
  • Making individualized recommendations or referrals to programs or outside providers

• Lead the medical component of team-based care, including:

  • Training and advising firsthand Guides and Community Resources Guides on clinical issues
  • Supporting care coordination for the Guide Team
  • Managing care and identifying actionable care gaps
  • Performing medication reconciliation post-discharge and as needed
  • Communicating and coordinating with other care providers (CMHCs, FQHCs, hospitals)

You will be a good fit if you have:

• Empathy, compassion, and approachability
• Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills
• A strong desire to help people in need and support their path to wellness
• Comfort working in a multidisciplinary team and engaging in mixed roles (direct service, teaching, care management)
• Cultural humility, trauma-informed care knowledge, and familiarity with social determinants of health
• A desire to use data-driven care approaches
• Familiarity with local providers
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and engagement skills in challenging environments
• Intermediate computer skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• A valid driver’s license, private auto insurance, and insurability under firsthand coverage

Experience Required:

• 5+ years of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner, ideally in a primary care setting
• Experience working with underserved populations facing challenges like behavioral health or SUD conditions
• Experience in developing and delivering educational programs for nurses and affiliated medical staff
• Care management and coordination expertise

Benefits:Our Award Winning Client's benefit design aligns with values of compassion and empathy:

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits for you and your family
• 401(k) with employer matching program
• Flexible paid time off policies
• Choice of Mac or PC for laptop or tablet

Note: Great candidates may not meet 100% of the criteria listed. We encourage you to apply anyway, and we look forward to getting to know you.

Internal Notes:Candidates must have career highlights.

Compensation:

• $142.5K base salary

• 10% bonus potential

• Incentive: At 36 months, a guaranteed lump sum payment of $30K plus a $10K base salary adjustment

• $2K allowance for continuing education and recertification

• Normal Monday to Friday schedule, with rare weekend consultative calls (expected to be light or non-existent)

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of clinical care experience as a Nurse Practitioner, ideally in primary care
• Strong focus on primary care
• Must be from and have connections in the local community

Preferred:

• HCC Coding experience