Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner - BROOKLYN NY

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Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner - 15K Sign on Bonus and PENSION

This Jobot Job is hosted by Donna Gawroski-Kusik

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Salary $115,000 - $143,000 per year

A Bit About Us

Premier health services organization in the NYC metro celebrating over 50 years of success in the community! The organization specializes in home care, hospice and palliative care



Why join us?

• $15,000 Sign on Bonus (depending on position)
• 4 weeks Vacation
• 8 company paid holidays
• PENSION plan – Employer paid 100% at 5.75% of salary per year
• Employee Vesting at 5 year work anniversary
• 403B Retirement plan thru Lincoln Financial
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage start 60 days after start date
• Medical Coverage thru CIGNA
• Dental Coverage thru choice of Cigna PPO plan or AETNA DMO plan
• Vision coverage thru United Healthcare
• FREE Online RN to BSN and MSN degree programs
• Dependent Tuition Reimbursement for clinical staff
• Annual Tuition reimbursement $4,500
• 529 College Savings plan
• LOW cost medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and family members
• Flexible spending Account
• Dependent Care FSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance policy at 2X your annual salary paid by employer
• Short term and Long-Term disability thru Mass Mutual
• Commuter Benefits program for Transit and Parking
• Pet care discount 25% with participating Providers
  
  

Job Details

We are looking to hire an experienced Nurse Practitioner to provide direct skilled care to patients in need of Palliative Care.

A background in Hospice or Palliative Care is preferred but not required. This full time role has coverage 4 days per week in Brooklyn where you will see patients in the SNF, Rehab and community settings. The fifth day will be onsite in Manhattan at a SNF only doing Palliative Care consults.

NP should have at least 2 years experience in either Hospice, Palliative Care or Geriatrics to be considered.

The Nurse Practitioner will provide direct skilled nursing care to patients in the

nursing home, hospital or community setting and will manage pain and symptom management,

communication including goal setting discussions, and hospice eligibility review.

• NP will do patient assessment – both cognitive and physical, and may be followed by one or more visits, as appropriate to the referral questions and status of the patient and family.
• NP will be responsible for taking patient history, do appropriate examination / patient assessment, create and implement a plan of care to prevent or mitigate illness and not burden for the patient and family.
• Orders appropriate diagnostic testing
• Formulates a problem list
• Recommends interventions consistent with a care plan that advances the objectives of palliative
• care
• Provides interventions as appropriate, consistent with a care plan that advances the objectives of
• palliative care
• If appropriate, takes the lead in implementing key elements of palliative care, including family
• meetings, goal setting discussions, and symptom management.
• Performs hospice eligibility review and engages in accurate hospice-related discussions
• Collaborates with patients’ physicians and other treatment team members
• Evaluates patient's response to treatments, modifies or changes when needed.
• Provides patient and family education regarding the disease process and end of life journey
• NP offers choice when recommending hospice and assists in handoff to hospice providers if hospice election is pursued
  
  

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