Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Remote Nurse Practitioner licensed in MAINE to join our healthcare team. This position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive patient care through telehealth platforms, utilizing extensive clinical expertise across various specialties. The ideal candidate will have experience with diverse medical procedures, EMR systems, and a strong understanding of patient assessment and documentation. This role requires excellent communication skills, critical thinking, and the ability to manage complex cases remotely while maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other healthcare regulations.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough patient assessments via telehealth consultations, medical history, and symptom evaluation.
- Manage a wide range of clinical cases including acute pain management, chronic disease follow-up, behavioral health, geriatrics, pediatrics, and post-acute care.
- Administer injections, IV infusions, catheterizations, and perform basic suturing when necessary.
- Utilize EMR and EHR systems such as Epic, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, and Athenahealth to document patient encounters accurately and efficiently.
- Coordinate discharge planning, case management, and utilization review to optimize patient outcomes.
- Provide health coaching and education tailored to individual patient needs across diverse populations including assisted living residents, hospice patients, and those with developmental disabilities or memory care requirements.
- Assist in diagnostic evaluations involving laboratory experience, medical imaging interpretation, sonography, and specimen collection/processing.
- Support infection control protocols and aseptic techniques in virtual settings when applicable.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Skills
- Extensive telehealth experience with proficiency in EMR/EHR systems such as RXNT, Epic
- Strong knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pharmacology (including psychopharmacology), and clinical procedures such as phlebotomy, venipuncture, oxygen therapy (ventilator management), gastric lavage, spinal tap, and sterile processing techniques.
- Experience in specialized areas including critical care (ICU), emergency medicine (ER), urgent care settings, dialysis management, hospice & palliative medicine, behavioral health, geriatrics (including Alzheimer’s/dementia care), pediatrics (including neonatal ventilator management), occupational health, internal medicine, family planning, and post-acute care.
- Ability to perform patient assessments involving vital signs monitoring and physical examinations remotely while ensuring compliance with HIPAA standards.
- Familiarity with medical documentation requirements for ICD coding (ICD-9/10), CPT coding for procedures like dermal fillers or cardiac catheterization.
- Competence in managing complex cases involving airway management or tube feeding; experience with medical imaging interpretation is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills for effective patient education and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of infection control practices and aseptic techniques applicable in remote or hybrid healthcare environments. This position is ideal for dedicated nursing professionals seeking a flexible remote role that leverages their broad clinical expertise across multiple specialties while providing exceptional patient care through innovative telehealth solutions.
Job Types: Part-time, Per diem
Pay: $42.85 – $51.61 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 20 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: Remote
$42.85 – $51.61 an hour