Regional Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) -Paragon Healthcare
Elevance Health

Regional Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) -Paragon Healthcare

A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.

Home Base Location: Atlanta, GA or Fort Myers, FL Travel up to 75% of time

Coverage States: GA, TN, AL, FL, OH

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm, 8-10 Hour shifts, Onsite

The Regional Family Nurse Practitioner is responsible for patient care within his/her scope of practice in the clinical setting.

How you will make an impact

Primary duties include but are not limited to:

• Administers ordered therapies according to prescriber order, facility protocols, INS standards and company policy and procedures.
• Completes admission process as directed by Center Director.
• Performs physical assessment on each patient as warranted and for new consults as warranted by the patient diagnosis.
• Refer to the NP on duty for complete physical assessment as needed.
• Documents all pertinent data in the patient's medical record.
• Reports all significant changes or observations to the Center Director and is responsible for the follow up on any problem which is identified.
• Communicates effectively with other members of the IV team on patient status and observations.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times by abiding by HIPAA laws and regulations.
• Evaluates the patient's response to therapy and documents this finding in the medical record.
• Educates patients and/or family members regarding therapy plan.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement program.
• Ensures that all medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate and up to date prior to treatment.
• Participates in On-Call program, which may include after-hours, weekend and holiday calls and visitations.
• Provides clinical coverage for nurse practitioners on PTO/LOA and may also support new market launches.
• May require extensive travel to worksite and other locations as necessary.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires an MS in Nursing and minimum of 2 years of nursing experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Experience with IV's required.
• Requires active, current and valid Family Nurse Practitioner Certification
• Multi-state licensure is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states. Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position and Hepatitis B vaccine or signed waiver.
• Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position and Hepatitis B vaccine or signed waiver.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Infusion Experience Preferred
• Ability to travel for coverage within the Atlanta Metroplex as needed.
• Ability to travel for coverage out of State: TN, AL, FL, GA as needed.
• Ability to Travel for coverage up to 16 sites and 4 states as well as Ohio as needed.
• Ability to Perform role in multiple centers in a regional manner.
• Requirement for multi-state clinical licensure attainment and maintenance
• Ability to travel 75% of the time within their region (GA, TN, AL, FL, OH)

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