Nurse Practitioner AIM CPOM

Nurse Practitioner - Advanced Illness Management AIM CPOM

As a Nurse Practitioner in Advanced Illness Management, you will provide comprehensive palliative care to patients, ensuring individualized treatment plans that encompass diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. You will collaborate with physicians and care teams to assess and manage patient needs effectively while maintaining communication and documentation standards in a supportive environment.

Your role involves not only clinical responsibilities but also leadership in navigating complex healthcare challenges for patients and their families.

We believe every day is an opportunity to make care more personal and life more comfortable. That's why we offer personal care, palliative care, and hospice to give people the care they need with dignity, grace, and love.

About the Role:

• You will work in collaboration with the Professional Services Corporation (PSC) Physician or supervising physician, Primary Care Physician, and other palliative team members to deliver advanced illness management and palliative care by providing diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for patients referred to us.
• You will take responsibility for advanced illness management from the initial assessment through discharge. Assessment at a minimum should include: disease-specific changes, decline or change in function, nutrition and/or cognition, inadequately controlled pain or other distressing symptoms, falls, infections, or similar events, the impact of the disease burden on the patient's condition, caregiver, and/or family's quality of life.
• You will establish the plan of care, individualized for each patient, in consultation with the patient, family, and other members of the Advanced Illness team, to include the PCP.
• You will facilitate obtaining care for the patient when a need is identified in accordance with the Plan of Care.
• You will participate in evening/weekend call as required, conducting on-call services in a clinically competent and responsive manner.
• You will prescribe medications, including controlled substances, to the extent delegated and licensed, in accordance with state law. You will order and interpret laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests within the scope of professional practice. You will order treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.
• You will communicate clinical findings to the PSC Physician as needed, but no less than bi-weekly. You will re-assess effectiveness of care plan on a regular basis and modify as needed.

About You:

We are looking for a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

• You must have excellent leadership, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• You must be able to work independently and make independent decisions.
• You must have a working knowledge or understanding of principles of Palliative Medicine, including when a patient may be appropriate for home health or hospice care; Medicare/Medicaid regulations; and interdisciplinary process; value-based and/or accountable organization requirements.
• You must meet mandatory continuing education requirements of Gentiva and licensing board.
• You must be able to work efficiently with electronic medical record software.

Requirements:

• You must have a Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing, or an equivalent as allowed under state law.
• You must have a minimum of two years of Nurse Practitioner experience.
• Nurse Practitioner specialty in Family or Adult Medicine preferred.
• Value-Based Care practice experience preferred.
• Practice experience with Part B billing.
• You must be able to work autonomously in an Advanced Practice Role.

What We Offer:

• We offer competitive pay and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans.
• We offer wellness programs and resources, including telemedicine, Type 2 Diabetes Management Program via Virta Health, and Joint and Spine Program with concierge services via Nimble Orthopedics.
• We offer generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays.
• We offer pre-tax FSA and HSA plans.
• We offer 401(k) with company matching contributions.
• We offer career growth opportunities available at both the branch and corporate levels.
• We offer one-on-one onboarding program with a Nurse Preceptor.
• We offer free Continuing Education Units.
• We offer tuition program that includes access to 280 programs at 25 learning partners.
• We offer company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• We offer voluntary long-term care, critical illness, accident insurance, and pet insurance.