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Nurse Practitioner - Advanced Illness Management at Illumia
The Nurse Practitioner in Advanced Illness Management plays a crucial role in providing comprehensive palliative care, collaborating with physicians and healthcare teams to ensure individualized treatment plans for patients.
Job Description
This position involves diagnosing, treating, and managing patients' care needs while ensuring high standards of clinical practice and ethical judgment.
As a key team member, the Nurse Practitioner facilitates a supportive environment that prioritizes patients' quality of life and integrates a holistic approach to advanced illness management.
Illumia Health is a fast-growing part of Gentiva, an industry leader in hospice and palliative care. Our clinical teams serve as an extension of physicians' care, partnering with them and other specialists to offer advanced illness management, a specialized form of high-touch palliative care designed to provide relief from the symptoms and stress of illness while improving quality of life wherever our patients call home.
This flexible, collaborative approach is provided alongside curative treatments as an extra layer of physical, emotional, and social support.
As a close-knit team bringing compassionate expertise to the unique journey of every patient, we proudly celebrate each other's successes in an inclusive atmosphere of generous support and rewarding career growth.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate advanced illness management and palliative care for patients, ensuring a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan.
- Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and ethical, relevant judgment.
- Provide diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up under the direction of the Palliative Medical Director or Primary Care physician.
- 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.
- Take responsibility for advanced illness management from the initial assessment through discharge.
- Establish the plan of care, individualized for each patient, in consultation with the patient, family, and other members of the Advanced Illness team.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing, or an equivalent as allowed under state law.
- Nurse Practitioner specialty in Family or Adult Medicine preferred.
- Value-Based Care practice experience preferred.
- Practice experience with Part B billing.
- Collaborative agreement with a supervising physician, part of the Professional Services Corporation, agreeable to supervise work in advanced illness management and palliative care program.
- ACHPN – Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Plans.
- A dedicated Accolade Care Coordinator for personalized care management support of all your healthcare needs.
- Telemedicine Program.
- Generous Paid Time Off (plan increases with tenure) and 7 paid holidays.
- Pre-tax FSA and HSA plans (HSA w/company contributions).
- Career growth opportunities available at both the branch and corporate levels.
- Free Continuing Education Units.
- Online classes with flexible start dates.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
- Voluntary long-term care, critical illness, accident insurance, and pet insurance.
- Local and national award programs.
- Mileage reimbursement or Fleet Program.
- Financial assistance program supporting teammates in times of need.
