JOB DETAILS
- · Fully Remote
- · Virtual Home-Based Cardiac Rehab start-up
- · Full Time - Direct Hire - Permanent Position
- · Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM with evening availability via Message Platform
- · Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
- · Position is 50/50 Administrative/Patient Care
JOB SUMMARY
Our client is building a virtual-first, home-based cardiac rehab (CR) solution that provides a comprehensive set of tools to educate, rehabilitate, and empower heart disease patients to live the lives they aspire to live, and in doing so, reduce their lifetime all-cause mortality risk by 50%.
As Lead Nurse Practitioner and one of our client's first clinical team hires, you will be in a unique position to drive the development and execution of the Company’s innovative clinical model. Your responsibilities will include providing direct and indirect oversight of virtual patient care, developing/reviewing clinical P&Ps, and driving the Company’s clinical quality program. You will be a part of an integrated team of clinical professionals including Clinical Exercise Physiologists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers working together to deliver a world class patient experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in the design and launch of the Company’s comprehensive, evidence-based virtual-first cardiac recovery program in addition to providing direct patient-facing care and oversight (approximately 50/50 split of role)
- Lead the Company’s clinical and operational quality assurance program, performing reviews of care team documentation, and lead continuous quality improvement initiatives
- Participate in the clinical hiring process, including vetting candidates, interviewing and onboarding training
- Work with the Head of Operations and Director of Clinical Programs to achieve key clinical success metrics across health system partner contracts
- Participate in health system partner strategy and business development discussions
- Act as clinical liaison with partner health systems for patient case reviews, escalations, etc.
- Make independent judgments and change to treatment according to professional and regulatory standards
- Communicate effectively across our integrated clinical team and our partner health systems, escalating unusual and emergent situations
REQUIREMENTS
Skills/Traits
- An innovative mindset, and willingness to challenge status quo of traditional cardiac rehab experience
- Experience in cardiac disease management, rehabilitation, and wellness in a clinical administrative leadership role
- Experience in early-stage digital/virtual health startups and building clinical models from the ground up
- At least 5 years of experience in clinical practice (hospital or clinic based)
- A passion for 1:1 patient coaching and driving patient behavior change
- Clinical experience in heart and vascular field
- (Preferred) Understanding of relevant industry clinical practice guidelines and quality measures for Cardiac Rehabilitation (ex. AACVPR, ACSM, NB-HWC)
- Understanding of relevant patient educational content used in Cardiac Rehab
- ·Expertise using technology in cardiac rehabilitation (ex. Fitness trackers, remote blood pressure cuffs, weight scales, etc.) or a willingness to learn new technologies
- Effective and empathetic communication skills across phone, video and asynchronous messaging
- A willingness to travel at least once per quarter for in-person team meetings
Education/Certification/Licenses
- Current and unrestricted Illinois state Nurse Practitioner license (willingness to obtain licensure in additional states)
- Obtained full practice authority (minimum 4,000 clinical hours and 250 hours of continuing education) to practice independently without Physician supervision as per Illinois state regulations
- Nationally board certified with maintenance of professional credentialing and CME standards
- Active DEA Controlled Substance Registration
- (Preferred) Masters of Business Administration or other relevant Masters level degree (ex. Masters of Public Health)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
