Short DescriptionThe Mobile Integrated Health Care (MIH) Provider will enhance the healthcare continuum through targeted in-home care and care coordination. The MIH model expands the traditional role of EMS by shifting from a strictly emergency-response framework to a proactive, preventive, and patient-centered approach. The MIH provider operates as a mobile clinical resource that bridges gaps between EMS, primary care, hospitals, and social service agencies-ultimately improving outcomes for high-risk and vulnerable populations, decreasing ED visits and readmissions and decreasing over-utilization of the 911 system.
Responsibilities- Conduct Comprehensive In Home Assessments. Identify medical, behavioral, and social needs in the patient's home environment.
- Communicate and Coordinate with Healthcare Providers. Relay findings to primary care, care managers, and specialty teams to help close care gaps.
- Coordinates access to community-based health services in underserved and general populations, including primary care, public health, community-based programs, disease management, prevention and wellness, and mental health.
- Identifies changes in patient status that require immediate initiation of 911 emergency services and/or communication with the appropriate Transitional Care member and/or other medical providers managing the patients care to determine treatment plans.
- Provides clinical care, up to NJ paramedic scope of practice, in accordance with NJAC 8:41 & 8:49 regulations and agency specific clinical protocols
- Serves, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as a natural bridge to support persons with SUD and their families in accessing care or support
- Provides follow-up, in partnership with a peer recovery coach/patient navigator, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to patients recently reversed with Naloxone and/or administered opioid partial agonist-antagonist
- Supports Chronic Disease Management. Monitors and reinforces care plans for chronic conditions such as CHF, COPD, diabetes, and hypertension and SUD.
- Provides post-discharge home visit, with the goal of reducing morbidity and hospital admission/ readmission.
- Provides education to first responders regarding resources available to SUD patients to better prepare them to provide this information to patients/families.
Experience Required3-5 years of experience required, in advanced life support (ALS) environment as a paramedic
Skills/Qualifications:Communication-Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers required
Bi-lingual English/Spanish skills preferred
Education RequirementsHigh School/GED required
Bachelor degree required, in Healthcare or Public Health related field
Degree requirement waived with paramedic experience of 10 years or more
License/Certification RequirementsNJ Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP) or Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) required, or eligible for NJ reciprocity.
NREMT-Paramedic preferred.
Community Paramedicine Certification (CP-C) required or obtain within 1 year of hire
BLS, ACLS, PALS, EPC, or PEPP upon hire
Special RequirementsFull time, 40 hours/week
Hours: varies
Cape May Courthouse Salary Min ($)USD $31.00
Salary Max ($)USD $53.00
