Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider

4 weeks ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home Full time
Job Title: Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider

The Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider will be part of a clinical team that provides acute-level care to patients in the comfort of their own home.

The Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider will support the work of the Home Hospital by evaluating (either in person or virtually) and managing patients in their home as a direct Medical Home Hospital provider, supported by a multidisciplinary team that includes an Attending Medical Provider (who oversees the direction of care for patients enrolled), a Home Hospital nurse, a paramedic (Mobile Integrated Health), an administrative coordinator, and other allied staff as needed (e.g. home health aide, physical therapist, case management).

The Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider will work with the inpatient and emergency teams at all five participating MGB Hospitals (MGH, BWH, Salem, Faulkner, NWH) to identify patients who qualify for an admission or transfer to Home Hospital service.

The Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider will screen for appropriate patients, communicate with the hospital-based primary teams about appropriate patients, consent patients for admission, and subsequently manage patients on the Medical Home Hospital Service.

These patients may originate in the Emergency Department and deemed appropriate for direct admission to Home Hospital or be admitted to the brick and mortar Inpatient services and deemed appropriate for transfer to the Home Hospital Service.

Patients who are admitted to the Home Hospital service will be seen by an admitting Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider either in the brick & mortar hospital, in person in the patient's home or virtually.

The Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider will be responsible for placing admission or transfer orders to the Home Hospital Service.

Daily Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider rounds will consist of at least one daily patient encounter (in-person or virtual depending on patient needs and clinical course), with medical decision-making and delivery of needed care as appropriate (see specific clinical duties below).

The Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider will facilitate continuity between care settings, ensure home-based and acute care protocols are seamlessly integrated in the home settings, and function as the responding clinician in the home environment.

The ideal candidate for this Medical Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider role will be a patient-centered, proactive, flexible, experienced, and confident clinician comfortable with autonomy.

Must collaborate well with multidisciplinary teams and able to make complex clinical decisions as well as be comfortable with level-of-care triaging, and telemedicine.

The role offers the potential to broaden clinical duties as the Home Hospital Program expands to other Service lines. This may include involvement with the research & development team creating Home Hospital pathways and protocols.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provides acute-level care of medical patients in the home setting (in-person and/or virtual) as a key member of the Home Hospital treatment team (including receiving the patient at his/her/their home, establishing a treatment plan, following Home Hospital protocols where appropriate, acting as a liaison between the home and other care settings, timely clinical documentation, and responding to patient needs with the ability to triage decisions around escalation of care).
  • Other clinical duties may include facilitating in-home diagnostics, point-of-care testing, administration of medications and other treatments, remote patient monitoring, clinical documentation, drain management, wound management, interpretation of diagnostic imaging & laboratory data.
  • Works with the Home Hospital team members (nurse navigators, coordinators) to identify appropriate patients for transfer/admission to the Medical Home Hospital service and completes the admission process.
  • Establishes relationships with the inpatient Brick and Mortar teams (APPs, medical residents & Attending Providers) at all five MGB sites to help foster seamless transition of care to the Home Hospital Service line.
  • Partners (provides handoff) with the remote overnight Home Hospital Nocturnist APPs as they provide cross coverage for all patients on the Home Hospital Service.
  • Collaborates with multidisciplinary Home Hospital team members and patients' longitudinal care team members around appropriate, safe, effective, equitable, and timely care delivery for Home Hospital patients.
  • As well as daily collaboration w/ the Attending of record to ensure closed loop communication about the plan of care.
  • Communicates with the patient and family about Home Hospital and care plan progression, incorporating patient and family values and goals of care.
  • Maintains a safe care environment for Home Hospital patients and leads in the practice of and reinforcement of a strong safety culture among all clinical partners involved.
  • Attends relevant team and other meetings related to Home Hospital and related work.
  • Participates with quality measurement and/or quality improvement initiatives, as appropriate, to advance the work of Home Hospital and other alternative care pathways, including advancements or innovations within the electronic health record.
Qualifications:
  • At least 3 years of Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) experience with a minimum of 2 years of Acute Care Inpatient &/or Emergency experience, preferably practicing in an acute hospital setting; academic medical center experience a plus.
  • Current Massachusetts Licensure as a NP or PA with a Master's Degree required.
  • MGB institutional knowledge a plus.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is required.
  • Flexible and comfortable with a fast-paced, evolving clinical environment & autonomy.
  • Motivated, collaborative team player who also works well independently.
  • Creative problem solver with the ability to think innovatively.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Familiarity with EPIC and TEAMs a plus.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of quality measurement and quality improvement.
  • Track record of proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
  • Previous experience with Continuous Quality Improvement efforts and development of evidence-based protocols a plus.
Shift Requirements/Working Conditions:
  • 12hr shifts 7A-7P, this includes rotation of weekends (no more than every 3rd weekend) and rotation of major holidays.

This role is part-time, 24-hours/week, and will include rotations for days, weekends, and holidays. There may also be a rotating overnight on-call responsibility.

Local travel between patient homes within a defined 10-20 mile radius required.



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