Telehealth Nurse Practitioner, 1099

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Conduct remote consultations for new patients, which includes record assessments, patient evaluations, medication reconciliations, creating assessments and plans, issuing orders, and maintaining documentation.

• Triage and address clinical escalations that involve abnormal vital signs or symptoms, medication inquiries and refills, urgent clinical reviews, care plans, home health services, therapy, durable medical equipment (DME), or referral requirements.

• Prescribe or refill medications, authorize orders and care plans, and guide patients to urgent or emergency care when clinically necessary.

• Ensure communication with patients, caregivers, Care Navigators, and referring partners is effectively managed.

• Conduct assigned follow-up evaluation and management visits, as well as approved Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) services.

• Collaborate with Care Navigators while maintaining accountability for clinical decisions and accurate documentation.

• Utilize the electronic health record system and designated team communication tools for documentation purposes.

• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance workflows and ensure patient safety.

• Provide coverage for three mutually agreed weekdays each week from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central time.

• Resolve or transfer any unresolved issues before the end of coverage periods.

• Gradually take on independent responsibilities throughout a structured 30-day ramp-up period.

• Adhere to standards for quality, documentation, response times, and billing readiness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a board-certified family nurse practitioner or adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner; another primary care NP certification may be considered if the scope and experience align.

• Possess current, unrestricted RN and Texas APRN licensure or the applicable authorization to practice.

• Hold an active individual NPI.

• Either already enrolled in or able to quickly enroll with Medicare and complete any necessary reassignment to the relevant Austin Health Wired-affiliated professional entity.

• Capable of meeting all applicable physician-delegation, prescriptive-authority, credentialing, and professional-liability requirements prior to delivering patient care.

• Have a minimum of 3 years of outpatient primary care, complex care, geriatric, home-based, or post-acute clinical experience.

• Demonstrate strong skills in E&M documentation, medication reconciliation, telehealth assessments, clinical triage, and interprofessional handoffs.

• Comfortable working independently within established protocols, learning new technologies, and adapting to evolving workflows.

• Preferred: experience in caring for Medicare patients with multiple chronic medical and social complexities.

• Preferred: experience with transitions of care, home health, RPM, CCM, or value-based care.

• Preferred: experience in signing care plans or home health orders and coordinating among patients, caregivers, and distributed care teams.

• Must be a Texas-licensed nurse practitioner.

• Available to provide coverage for three mutually agreed weekdays per week from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central time.

• Able to remain accessible and initiate appropriate clinical actions within required response timeframes during coverage periods.

🏝️ Benefits

• Coverage pay continues during active work, in addition to applicable visit or hourly clinical payments.

• Required onboarding and training are compensated at the agreed hourly clinical rate.

• Arrangements for physician delegation are organized and funded by the practice.

• Professional liability coverage is provided for services rendered under this engagement.

• Clinical lead support and progressive onboarding are available during the initial 30 days.

• Coverage pay is applicable to all contracted coverage hours.

• Necessary clinical tasks within the agreed scope are compensated, even if they do not result in a separately billable service.