Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Opportunity
Overview: Sub-Acute, Long-Term Care is a sector of healthcare with potential and work-life balance flexibility (no on call or weekends). We are seeking a full-time (32-40 hours per week) palliative care Nurse Practitioner for float between our centers located in the eastern West Virginia panhandle (cities include Charles Town, Martinsburg and Shepherdstown). The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $125,000 per year.
AlignMed Partners is a national medical group dedicated to improving health outcomes among residents of skilled nursing and senior living facilities. Our physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are supported by a clinical leadership team with a decades-long track record of excellence in post-acute and long-term care. At AlignMed, we believe in a better quality of life for all. Our mission is to elevate healthcare outcomes for our patients, providers, and partners.
Responsibilities:
- Provide primary and urgent care services to nursing center residents in collaboration with the other medical providers in the center.
- Work collaboratively with Center Leadership to achieve the center's mission of improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high quality health care and everyday compassion.
- Provide palliative care services to nursing center residents with serious illness in collaboration with the primary care team.
- Focus on the care of the individual patient and family with a focus on pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning.
- Serve as a specialized consultant within the interprofessional team who provides recommendations for the plan of care while incorporating patient goals and preferences.
- Provide guidance and education to the patient, family, primary care team, nursing, social work and rehabilitation therapies regarding risks and benefits of relevant interventions in order to facilitate the shared-decision making process.
- Utilize evidence based practice and standards of care for managing patient care.
- Provide health education to patients and families.
- Demonstrate continued professional competence.
- Support the development of nursing staff.
- Participate in center-based quality initiatives.
- Demonstrate quality care and service.
- Adhere to Coding and Billing Compliance Program.
- Comply with AlignMed Partners Time Off and On Call policies.
- Perform other duties as requested.
- Responsible for implementing and supporting any AlignMed Partners clinical initiatives.
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing program.
- Licensed as a registered nurse.
- Certified as a Nurse Practitioner with a Master's Degree in Nursing and have a concentration and specialty track of Older Adult and/or Family Nurse Practitioner.
- Minimum of two years experience working with the adult or geriatric population.
- In states where practice allows; APRN with an unrestricted professional license and DEA, for each state in which they practice.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive 90-day training program and continued support.
- New and recent graduate mentorship and clinical education program.
- Opportunities for advancement: career ladder, clinical lead, and specializations in wound or palliative care services.
- Free subscription to UpToDate and Center to Advance Palliative Care.
- Yearly average of thirteen thousand per year in bonus through our no-cap Incentive Compensation Program.
- Relocation bonus for eligible candidates.
- Health, Dental, and Vision plans.
- 100% employer-paid ArmadaCare Plan: supplemental plan which provides reimbursement for many out-of-pocket medical, wellness, and pharmacy expenses.
- Paid Time Off, 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time, Bereavement Leave.
- Continuing Medical Education time off and reimbursement allotments.
- Reimbursement for licensing renewal costs and 100% paid for Malpractice Insurance.
- 401(k) plan and company-paid group life insurance.
Restrictions apply based on collective bargaining agreements, applicable state law and factors such as pay classification, job grade, location, and length of service. Eligibility for full-time benefits requires a minimum of 30 hours per week. Certain benefits, including Health plans, are not available to part-time employees working between 16 and 29 hours per week.
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