Purpose of the Role: As an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) within our Integrated Home Care Program, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the well-being of frail, medically complex, and often homebound patients. You will conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, develop individualized treatment plans in close collaboration with our dedicated care team, and leverage both in-person and telemedicine capabilities to deliver exceptional care. Your expertise will directly contribute to enhancing patient outcomes, reducing acute care utilization, and fostering a higher quality of life for our vulnerable patient population.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct comprehensive in-home evaluations and examinations: Perform thorough assessments of enrolled patients, focusing on their medical, functional, and psychosocial needs.
Develop and implement personalized treatment plans: Collaborate and co-manage with primary care physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to create and execute effective treatment strategies tailored to each patient's unique circumstances. Co-management with the patient's PCP.
Educate and empower patients and families: Provide clear, concise education about their conditions, treatment options, medications, and the benefits of the Integrated Home Care Program, empowering them to actively participate in their care.
Manage acute clinical issues in the home: Diagnose and treat urgent conditions, such as pneumonia, CHF/COPD exacerbations, UTIs, etc. Safely and effectively administer and monitor medication administration in the home setting, adhering to established protocols and ensuring patient safety.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation: Thoroughly document all home visits, assessments, interventions, and communications within our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system (Athena, Q4 2025).
Participate actively in medical team meetings: You will Contribute to collaborative discussions, share insights, and participate in care planning during regularly scheduled team meetings on a rotating basis.
Patient engagement: Based on coverage area you will carry a caseload of ~45 patients in a given month, ~200 unique patients per year, completing 6-8 visits per day, establishing a weekly or every-other-week cadence of visits with patients in the caseload
Share after-hours call responsibilities: Provide timely and effective telemedicine consultations to patients and families as part of a rotating on-call schedule.
Required qualifications:
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with 5 + years of experience in Acute care, Geriatrics, Home Health, or a related field.
Masters Degree in Nursing
Texas License Nurse Practitioner
Proficiency in using Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems for accurate and efficient documentation.
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40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.