APP - Intensive Primary Care

Acclaim Physician Group, Inc. (Acclaim) is a multi specialty medical group practice comprised of over 500 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants that partner with JPS Health Network (JPS). Acclaim supports JPS’s mission of transforming healthcare delivery for the communities we serve. From primary care to pediatrics to a full range of specialties, Acclaim’s goal is to provide high-quality, compassionate care for every patient, every time.

As the county health network and Level-1 Trauma Center, JPS has been serving the residents of Tarrant County for over 100 years. In addition to providing high-quality care, JPS is also an urban teaching hospital with a long history of training physicians and medical students. JPS offers 18 residency and fellowship programs, including the largest family medicine residency in the nation. JPS educates in tandem with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Texas Christian University Medical School.

For more information, visit  www.teamacclaim.org.

Job Title:	APP - Intensive Primary Care
Requisition Number:	req29487
Location:	John Peter Smith Hospital

 

Job Description:

About Acclaim, A partner with JPS Health Network 
Acclaim Physician Group, Inc. (Acclaim) is a multi-specialty medical group practice comprised of over 500 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants that partner with JPS Health Network (JPS). Acclaim supports JPS’s mission of transforming healthcare delivery for the communities we serve. From primary care to pediatrics to a full range of specialties, Acclaim’s goal is to provide high-quality, compassionate care for every patient, every time. 
 
As the county health network and Level-1 Trauma Center, JPS has been serving the residents of Tarrant County for over 100 years. In addition to providing high-quality care, JPS is also an urban teaching hospital with a long history of training physicians and medical students. JPS offers 18 residency and fellowship programs, including the largest family medicine residency in the nation. JPS educates in tandem with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Texas Christian University Medical School. 

For more information, visit www.teamacclaim.org. 

Advanced Practice Provider – Intensive Primary Care Program 

Overview 
The Intensive Primary Care (IPC) program seeks to address the high cost, high need patients of Tarrant County in an effort to improve their health and wellbeing as well as decrease their utilization of high cost low benefit services. In order to accomplish these goals, the program utilizes an integrated, multidisciplinary, outreach based approach. The IPC program acts as a transitional Medical Home for this high risk patient population and delivers innovative, patient centered, comprehensive primary care until the patient can be biomedically and psychosocially stabilized enough to transition to a traditional PCMH. The program specifically targets patients who are currently unfunded or on JPS Connections or Medicare. The majority of visits occur outside of traditional clinic based settings, including home visits, street outreach, and hospital consultations. 

Specific Details: 
Tuesday – Friday, 7:00am – 6:00pm 
Triage calls directly from patients 
Clinical time spent on outreach and home visits 
Must provide personal transportation (mileage reimbursed) 
Experience with complex medical care and psychiatric and substance use comorbidities is a plus 

Duties and Essential Job Functions: 
Perform comprehensive assessment including, medical, psychiatric, and socioeconomic needs and work collaboratively with the patient to develop and implement a comprehensive care plan. Conduct follow up visits when and where needed, as well as address urgent and acute complaints. Revise care plan as needed, and collaborate with patient and community providers to develop and implement a transition to community based primary care when appropriate 
Collaborates with care team in overseeing and coordinating the multidisciplinary care delivered to all patients, to optimize quality patient care. 
Reviews patient medical charts with team physician with diagnosis, treatment and care management.  
Monitors guidelines for the management of care and for ensuring that the services are delivered in compliance with the guidelines established by JPS Health Network and Acclaim Health. 
Provides care education to patients and families.  
Provides evidence-based and compassionate care to all patients as assigned to improve patient outcomes and increase patient satisfaction scores. 
Maintains a collaborative environment with providers, clinical staff, and support staff.  
Supports academic, educational and research endeavors.  
Performs other job related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

Applicant Requirements 
Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with an active Texas License 
Must have current Texas APRN license with ACNP certification 
OR 
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program with an active Texas License 
Valid, unrestricted DEA  
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 
Minimum of 2 years working independently as an advanced practice provider 
Must be proficient in documentation and billing in an electronic medical record system 
Must be able to thrive in a fast paced environment 
Must be able to collaborate with other members of the healthcare team 
Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge in area assigned, and competency in assessment techniques, diagnosis and treatment processes that apply to the assigned medical specialty area 
Must have good interpersonal, verbal and oral communication skills to work effectively with other health care professionals  
Must be self-directed and take initiative to develop and participate in community activities and medical outreach programs pertaining to the medical specialty area 
Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behavior 
Must be data driven and quality metric focused 
Must be comfortable working in a large public/county facility   

Benefits: 
Generous PTO 
Malpractice Insurance 
Comprehensive Benefit Package 
Professional Expense Allowance 

Location Address: 
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States

Provides public healthcare services and emergency trauma care.