Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Primary Care (Group Home Population)

Bluestone Physician Services
Elk River, MN
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in primary care for group home populations and a history of managing chronic conditions.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in primary care for group home populations and chronic condition management
    — “Provide on-site, team-oriented primary care to patients within the group home setting living communities”
  • Professionals who value autonomy in designing schedules and managing patient panels
    — “Ability to design and manage your schedule”
  • Individuals comfortable with local travel and working directly with patients in Assisted Living and Memory Care settings
    — “Travel throughout Twin Cities Metro required”

Things to consider

  • The role requires valid Minnesota licensure and a driver's license for on-site patient visits
    — “Must have and maintain a valid Minnesota License”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in managing chronic conditions and tailoring care plans to individual patient needs
    — “Develop and implement care plans appropriate to patients and their desires”
  • Emphasize your ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in delivering patient-centered care
    — “Our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers”
  • Showcase your communication and interpersonal skills with patient-focused examples
    — “Proven ability to communicate effectively with strong verbal skills”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • reduced ER visits
  • improved patient outcomes
  • positive patient feedback
Typical background
nurse practitionerphysician assistant

Skills & requirements

Required

Primary CarePatient CareClinical Decision MakingTeam Collaboration

Preferred

Group Home ExperienceBehavioral Health Support

About the role

Original posting from Bluestone Physician Services via Greenhouse

Bluestone Physician Services delivers great outcomes by bringing exceptional care to patients living with complex, chronic conditions and disabilities. Our unique, robust model of care goes beyond primary care services — our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers to deliver care that is preventative, proactive and tailored to their unique needs.

Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients’ chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experience 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period. 

Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.

Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 14th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2026! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.

Join our growing practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) and bring exceptional team-based care directly to patients residing in Group Homes located within Elk River, MN and surrounding communities.

Position Overview:

Provide on-site, team-oriented primary care to patients within the group home setting living communities

Part-time providers care for patients weekdays; tailored to part-time desires and needs

Manage a panel of patients autonomously seeing approximately 8-14 patients per/day

Ability to design and manage your schedule 

Develop and implement care plans appropriate to patients and their desires

Clinical support from clinical assistants and care coordination through LPNs, RNs and social workers 

Collaborate with community partners within home care, hospice, and other resources as needed

Qualifications:

Graduate of NP program or PA program from an accredited school

Must have and maintain a valid Minnesota License

Professional clinical experience in primary care

Proven ability to communicate effectively with strong verbal skills

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

Must have a valid driver’s license and minimum state required liability auto insurance; local travel is required

Demonstrated compatibility with Bluestone’s mission and practiticing philosophies

Travel throughout Twin Cities Metro required

Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years of clinical experience and/or group home experience in another role

Bluestone providers enjoy:

Compensation Base + Quality/Productivity: $115-145k

Generous and ongoing CME Offering

Unlimited PTO and Eight (10) observed holidays

General Benefits of:

Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance

Company paid Life Insurance

Company paid Short and Long-term Disability

Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 

Retirement plan with 4% matching contributions

Pay Transparency$125,000—$170,000 USD

Source: Bluestone Physician Services careers (Greenhouse)

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