About the role
This role is designed for the Nurse Practitioner who values flexibility, thrives in a virtual care environment, and is excited to grow alongside a company that is scaling quickly. You will start on a PRN basis, picking up shifts based on your availability and patient demand with a genuine pathway to a more consistent, long-term role as volume increases and service footprint expands.
In this role, you will conduct clinical assessments enabling patients to access Community Health Worker (CHW) services, helping them overcome barriers to care, social services, improve stability and achieve better health outcomes through appropriate referrals and utilization of medical and social services. This is a patient-centered role that blends clinical judgment with care coordination in a value-based, whole-person care model.
Why This Role Matters
For many patients, health outcomes are shaped as much by housing instability, transportation challenges, and access to resources as determined by clinical conditions. This role plays a critical part in identifying those barriers and activating the right supports. As a Nurse Practitioner on this team, you serve as the clinical gateway to CHW services, helping to improve patient experience, reduce avoidable emergency department use, improve continuity of care, and ensure patients receive the right support at the right time.
What you'll do
- Conduct telehealth visits (typically 99202/99203 level).
- Perform comprehensive clinical assessments to identify health needs and social barriers to care.
- Provide medical clearance and referrals for CHW services if indicated including care coordination and community based support.
- Develop individualized care plans addressing both clinical needs and social determinants of health factors.
- Collaborate closely with Community Health Workers to support patient engagement and follow-through.
- Manage prescription refills and ongoing primary care needs as appropriate.
- Document visits accurately to meet state, federal, payor and program requirements,
- Help patients navigate complex healthcare systems and connect to community resources.
Qualifications
- Active unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority.
- Must be licensed in at least one of the following states: AZ, CA, HI, MI, AK, LA, NM or NY. Multistate compact licensure strongly preferred.
- Primary care, urgent care, behavioral health or chronic disease management experience preferred, telehealth experience a plus.
- Experience working with Medicaid and Medicare populations.
- Strong understanding of social determinants of health and their impact on patient outcomes.
- Comfortable with telehealth platforms and building rapport virtually.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage patients from diverse backgrounds.
- Familiarity of state and federal requirements for CHW referrals or a willingness to learn.
- Spanish or other language fluency strongly preferred
Compensation
- The hourly rate for this role starts at $80.00.
Compensation Range Disclosure
Pear Suite is a fully remote organization so compensation may be adjusted upward for candidates residing in higher-cost labor markets. These geographic adjustments are not reflected in the posted range.
