APN - Weight Management

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About Our Company We're a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical , Village Medical at Home , Summit Health , CityMD , and Starling Physicians . When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care. Please Note: We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com. Job Description Westmed Medical Group is currently seeking a full-time Weight Management Nurse Practitioner to work in collaboration with a physician on our Weight Management team primarily at the Purchase, New York location. Primary responsibilities include delivering high-touch, high-value assessment and care management services for comprehensive weight management in a multi-specialty group practice. Practice includes in office patient engagement, which allows for comprehensive patient centered care. Patient care and assessment in collaboration with the PCP and Multi-specialty care team including full medical history, medication review, Weight, Height, Waist circumference, Total cholesterol / LDL / HDL / triglycerides, Fasting glucose, Insulin, Hba1c, Systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as behavioral and psychosocial assessment and use of data analytics to capture a comprehensive picture of the patient's health status and appropriate care planning and motivate change for desired outcomes. This position also involves utilizing the latest medical advancements in weight management, identification of barriers to weight loss; including biological and medical factors, developing individualized, healthy and balanced eating plans, building a 'tool box' of skills for patients to attain long-term weight loss. Position provides guidance on shifting to more healthy behaviors (i.e., increasing physical activity), provides frequent monitoring to provide support and encouragement, oversight and engagement and coordinates associated resources and utilization between health care providers including behavioral medicine, physical therapy and bariatrics.

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