Master's Degree in Nursing or equivalent Nurse Practitioner certification
Active South Carolina Nurse Practitioner recognition
Valid Prescriptive Authority South Carolina Nursing License
Controlled Substance and Federal DEA licenses
Experience in managed care and capitated medicine preferred
Responsibilities
Engage in diagnosis and treatment of patient ailments
Perform and maintain accurate patient documentation
Participate in physician training on capitated medicine
Assist in proposal responses for managed care contracts
Develop quality assurance and patient education programs
Contribute to operational budget development
Seek opportunities for revenue enhancement and cost reduction
Benefits
Collaborative and supportive work environment
Opportunities for professional development and education
Participation in community health improvement initiatives
Comprehensive health and wellness programs for employees
Full Job Description
Job Summary Provides primary health care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.
Accountabilities
Engages in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and recommend or prescribe treatments for the relief or cure of physical, mental or functional ailments or defects.
Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and assorted paperwork that is required for purposes of documenting care and billing.
Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and its implications on physician practice patterns.
Participates in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.
Participates in: Establishment of quality assurance programs Establishment of utilization management programs Selection of management information systems Development of patient education services Development of patient satisfaction surveys
Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.
Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.
General Job Expectations: Maintain courteous and cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees, physicians, patients, guarantors and the general public.
Participates in activities that would further the public's image of the Employer.
Supervisory/Management Responsibility
This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.
Minimum Requirements
Master's Degree in Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent.
Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses
South Carolina Official Recognition Nurse Practitioner - NLNP
Prescriptive Authority South Carolina Nursing License
South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Location Verdae Practices
Facility Internal Medicine Associates
Department Internal Medicine Associates-Practice Operations
About Prisma Health
Prisma Health is a not-for-profit health company and the largest healthcare system in South Carolina. It was formed in 2017 by the merger of Palmetto Health and Greenville Health System. Prisma Health operates 18 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient centers, providing a range of medical services including primary care, emergency care, cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health. The company also offers telehealth services and has a medical school, the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.
