As a Dementia Care Nurse Practitioner at Synapticure, you will diagnose, treat, and manage dementia and other acute episodic illnesses through comprehensive and acute care visits, promoting early detection of change, and timely treatment. You will also provide dementia education and management skills to caregivers, order and interpret lab and diagnostic testing, and collaborate with a team to provide excellent dementia care to patients and caregivers.
Requirements
- Masters of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, or NP Certificate Program Graduate
- Current Nurse Practitioner credentialing body certificate
- Active, unrestricted APRN licensure
- 2 years of experience as APRN in primary care, internal medicine, geriatric care, neurology or equivalent
- Working knowledge of Geriatrics and care of Geriatric/Neurology patients
- Ability to take medical histories, perform examinations, assessments and implement appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic plans using medical practice in collaboration with supervising neurologist
- Timely documentation
- Managing a busy clinical schedule while minimizing patient wait times
- Comfort with multiple communication and documentation platforms (EMR, slack, email, etc)
- Ability to assess psychosocial needs of patient/family/conservator/caregiver in a culturally diverse environment
- Knowledge of assessment and treatment of dementia, including psychological, behavioral, and medical aspects
- Excellent verbal and written communications, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based, collaborative environment; able to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely manner
- Attend weekly debriefing sessions with the clinical team to review cases and discuss issues, problem solving strategies, resource needs, and communication techniques
- Use integrated workflow management technology for care delivery and data collection
- Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, teammates, and health care and community service providers
- Experience with electronic medical records and/or other innovative technologies
Benefits
- Remote-first design with work from home stipend
- Competitive compensation with an annual bonus opportunity
- 401(k) with matching contribution from day 1
- Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for you and your family
- Life insurance and Disability
- Generous sick leave and paid time off
- Fast growth company with opportunities to progress in your career
