Nurse Practitioner - Home Based Palliative Care - $10K SIGN ON BONUS -Brooklyn, NY - Full-time / Part-time

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life's best work.(sm)
 
In this role, you will be part of an interdisciplinary care team to provide home-based palliative care to patients in their homes. You will coordinate with their physician to deliver high quality care. This is a flexible, team-based role that creates enormous satisfaction for the Nurse Practitioner as you impact the care and quality of life of our aging population. All the while, you'll be building meaningful relationships with the patients, their families, and the health care providers who are responsible for their care.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Provide home-based palliative care for patients in their homes
Work with the patient’s other doctors to coordinate care
Manage patients with advanced illness or multiple chronic conditions
Have serious illness conversations about disease progression and patient values
Educate members on topics such as disease process, medication, and compliance
Comply with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)
Be part of an after-hours care team support system for patients to prevent unnecessary or avoidable hospitalizations and ED visits

Required Qualifications:


Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain
Ability to obtain DEA licensure / Prescriptive Authority post-hire in states where applicable
Nurse Practitioner national certification as ANP, FNP, or GNP required or the ability to obtain
A clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties
Past experience working in a nursing home or with seniors in other settings
Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care
Computer literate and able navigate the internet
Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills
Effective communication skills
Dependable and reliable
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