Job Description
Job Summary:
The Institutional Special Needs Plan (ISNP) Nurse Practitioner is
responsible for coordinated and comprehensive care of Provider Partner Health Plan (PPHP)
members at designated skilled nursing facilities.
The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with the member's primary care physician to
deliver exception health care. The nurse practitioner is the medical liaison to the
interdisciplinary staff and allied health providers and communicates effectively to assure
seamless delivery of services.
As a key member of the clinical team in the skilled nursing facility, the Nurse Practitioner
provides preventive care, diagnoses both acute and chronic illnesses, orders and interprets
diagnostic tests, prescribes medications, refers to specialists as appropriate, establishes a plan
of care with short-term and long-term goals, and is a resource to members, families, and staff.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Demonstrates both aut...