Advanced Practice Provider

Longevity Health is seeking a highly skilled Advanced Practice Provider to join our team. As a key member of our clinical care team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care to our nursing home residents. Your expertise will be instrumental in helping us achieve our mission of optimizing the quality of life for people in long-term care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide collaborative primary care and services to a panel of Longevity Health members, including treating in the most appropriate setting based on the member's goals of care.
• Execute and deliver Longevity Health Model of Care activities, treating in the most appropriate setting, develop and implement advanced care planning, and embrace and execute treating in place model.
• Facilitate and administer Health Plan clinical operations functions, including prior authorization, Part A and B services, Medication Reviews, HEDIS and STARs quality gap closure, promoting membership growth.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to members, loved ones, and nursing home staff, and member advocate, educating care teams on member needs and early identification of changes in condition, notifying NP and telehealth partners for member changes.
• Deliver effective and frequent communication and coordination with members' PCPs, loved ones, and care team members on members' care needs, goals of care, treatment plans/changes.
• Support overall market goals/targets and balance member caseloads demands with other team member support needs.
• Promote Longevity Health with members, loved ones, and nursing facilities and other stakeholders.
• Be able to function autonomously and be accountable for practice.
• Establish meaningful relationships and be able to effectively function in the nursing home environment.
• Be member-centric and customer-service-oriented, establishing meaningful relationships that ensure effective and high-quality care for Longevity Health members.
• Provide support for other important duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• State unrestricted licensed Advanced Practice Nurse, National Board certification (AANP, ANCC or AACN) as an Adult, Family, Geriatric or Primary Care nurse practitioner required. Will allow acute care nurse practitioner with nursing home/geriatric or hospice palliative experience OR state unrestricted licensed Physician's Assistant NCCPA board certified with nursing home/geriatric or hospice/palliative experience.
• DEA License required.
• Must have an active national provider number (NPI) and an active Medicare provider number.
• Must be eligible to participate in the Medicare program as a provider and registered.
• Valid state driver's license with a good driving record and proof of automobile insurance required.
• Auto liability insurance declaration page with minimum limits of $100,000/$300,000 for bodily injury and $100,000 for property damage with combined single limit of $300,000. You will be responsible for providing this proof of coverage on an annual basis. Newly onboarding employees to this job description should contact HR to discuss any adjustments required to meet this coverage.

Education and Training:

• Master of Science in Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner from a nationally accredited program OR Master's Degree from an nationally accredited program.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician's Assistant AND has some experience with geriatric/hospice or palliative care population prior to becoming an NP/PA OR is a licensed and board-certified new graduate NP/PA supervised by an experienced NP/PA in the LH New Graduate Fellowship program for 6 months and successfully completes all competencies for independent practice as an LH APP.
• Experience working in the nursing home environment is strongly desired.
• Computer/Technology proficiency required.
• The ability to engage and communicate effectively with physicians, patients, family members - excellent people skills.
• Self-directed but functions well in a team environment.
• Excellent clinical skills – assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing specifically for the chronically ill population.
• Can function independently, demonstrated critical thinking skills, organization, and prioritization skills.

Company Overview:

Longevity Health is a clinical services company and national Institutional Special Needs Plan (ISNP) founded with the purpose of optimizing the quality of life for people in long-term care by focusing on their individualized health needs.

Launched in 2018, our ISNP was designed to address the significant unmet needs of nursing home residents by establishing collaborative, value-based partnerships with long-term care facilities.

Between 2018 and 2022, we experienced rapid growth and expanded our ISNP offerings across several states, including Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina. In 2023, we diversified our services by launching as an Independent Provider Association (IPA) in collaboration with leading national health insurers. This model is now available in Ohio, Pennsylvania, upstate New York, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Texas, with plans to expand into additional states.

These strategic partnerships allow us to deliver an elevated level of care to this vulnerable population. We are currently active in 13 markets and continue to see steady growth.

Purpose: The individual holding this position is required to support and demonstrate their commitment to the Longevity Health & LiveWell Choice Statement of Purpose, which is: To optimize the quality of life of people in long-term care by focusing on their individualized health needs through collaborative value-based solutions.

Company Disclaimers:

Longevity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

It is the policy of Longevity Health to follow Federal and / or State regulations surrounding COVID vaccinations. While CMS guidelines have been relaxed, there are some LHP facilities which will still require staff be vaccinated in an effort to protect the health of the members / patients we serve. If your assigned location(s) require all staff to be fully vaccinated, you are required to obtain and / or provide documentation related to your COVID vaccination. To confirm whether your assigned location(s) require COVID vaccinations, please refer to the Facility Guide Job Aid located on Longevity Health Plan's intranet site.

The Company will engage in an interactive process with individuals who cannot be vaccinated for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs to determine if a reasonable accommodation can be made. While an exemption/accommodation may be initially granted, if at any time during employment, it is determined that an exemption/accommodation that has been granted is no longer considered a reasonable accommodation, it can result in employment with the Company ending.

Candidates must meet the Company's hiring criteria which include a pre-employment background and drug screening.

Longevity Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k).

Submission of false information during the application process may result in immediate termination of employment without notice.