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About Ikon Health
Ikon Health is a premier leader in providing primary care house-calls to the homebound throughout Montgomery, Howard and Prince George’s Counties, MD. Our goal is to provide high quality medical care to the homebound geriatric community, ensuring they have the same level of care as a traditional provider’s office.
We have an immediate opening for a full-time nurse practitioner or physician assistant to see patients throughout Montgomery County. We are seeking someone who is experienced with treating homebound geriatric patients or is eager to learn how.
Job Responsibilities
You will utilize your advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in providing home-based primary care healthcare services to patients and their families. You will work in collaboration with our lead provider and be directly accountable for making clinical judgments using independent decision-making skills.
You will provide direct and indirect patient care in managing the healthcare needs of patients, including providing primary care to patients using advanced skills in physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment.
You will prescribe and implement interventions identified in the interdisciplinary plan of care. Write medical orders, manage referrals, and provide patient/family education and counseling.
The Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant develops and maintains collaborative relationships with other providers and healthcare facilities.
Additional responsibilities for the Provider include:
- Prescribing and implementing interventions
- Reviewing and interpreting diagnostic reports, consults, discharge summaries, etc.
- Providing education and counseling to patients and families
- Writing medical orders
Requirements
As a Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant, you must have effective clinical skills, and demonstrate a willingness to pursue leadership roles with increasing levels of accountability.
Additional requirements of the Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant include:
- Current licensure as a professional nurse in the state of Maryland
- Doctorate or Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner training program or Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant training program
- CRNP or PA-C in Adult Health, Family or Gerontology from a certification body (ANCC, AANP, ONCC, NBCHPN, NCCPA)
- Currently have DEA license and CRNP prescriptive authority by the State Board of Nursing
- Valid driver’s license and current CPR certification
- Preference given to candidates with Prior Home Health Nursing/house call experience and with Medicare patients
- Experience using Electronic Health Record systems, such as Tebra (Kareo)
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling opportunities
- Competitive base salary with monthly bonus structure.
- 401k employer match.
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance (all employer paid)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holiday Leave
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) and licensure renewal benefit.
- Supportive team of providers and office staff.
- No on-call responsibilities.
Additional Information
Our nurse practitioners maintain a smaller patient census than most practices to ensure they can provide close care and communication with patients and their families. Most providers see 6-8 patients per day, with visits scheduled for 30-60 minutes, and have flexibility to coordinate their preferred schedules. Our providers have no after-hours/on-call shifts. Our full complement of benefits are heavily subsidized, with some covered at no cost to employees. To learn more about our practice, please visit us at www.ikonhealthmd.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 – $160,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Geriatrics
- Primary Care
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to work full-time, Monday through Friday?
License/Certification:
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant certification? (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- North Potomac, MD 20878 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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