Nurse Practitioner (NP) Palliative Care

Palliative Care NP, Mon-Fri (no wknds or eves).  Enjoy work-life-balance!  Start the day around 8/8:30 ending 4:30/5 taking little to no charing home.

HarmonyCares is a leading national value-based provider of in-home primary care services for people with complex healthcare needs. Headquartered out of Troy, Michigan, HarmonyCares operates home-based primary care practices in 14 states. HarmonyCares employs more than 200+ primary care providers to deliver patient-centered care under an integrated, team-based, physician-driven model.

Our Mission – To bring personalized, quality-based healthcare to the home of patients who have difficult accessing care.

Our Shared Vision – Every patient deserves access to quality healthcare.

Our Values – The way we care is our legacy. Every interaction counts. Go the extra mile. Empower and support each other.

Why You Should Want to Work with Us

• Accountable Care Organization
• 401K Retirement Plan (with company match)
• Paid Orientation and Training
• Established in 11 states
• A+ rated malpractice coverage with tail coverage
• No holidays, no hospital rounds

More details about the benefits we offer can be found at https://careers.harmonycares.com/benefits. 

The Supportive Care/Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (SPCNP) works in collaboration with HarmonyCares Medical Group staff to provide comprehensive, quality palliative care services to patients under the direction of the supervising Regional CMO. The SPCNP will be responsible for providing patient visits for palliative care patients, both new and established and coordinating their plan of care with other designated staff, especially the palliative care team. Patient visits will include visits to patient’s homes, facilities and hospitals. In addition, the SPCNP will engage in independent decision-making about a patient’s healthcare concerns and goals of care and provide palliative care services on an as needed basis. Collaborating Providers will be available for consultation, collaboration, or referral.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The main function of the SPCNP will be to provide medical support and coordination to palliative care patients and family members. This includes such duties as: Provides medical expertise on pain management, symptom management, and the evaluation of terminal prognosis to patient, family members and staff:
  
  • Ordering of appropriate therapies and tests when needed
  • Conducting in-person and/or telehealth visits based on operational need
• Focus on patient experience and identifying patient goals of care
• Ensure that the care being provided is based on established palliative care guidelines and standards
• Regularly contacts and collaborates with HarmonyCares Medical Group (or other referring providers) regarding new patient referrals and existing patients.
• Coordinate care with external PCPs and other agencies (as needed)
• Interacts with attending physicians, as necessary, regarding the care and treatment of patients and works collaboratively with internal partners
• Performs patient visits primarily in private residences, long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, hospital or other locations
• Provides expertise and oversight of pharmacy formulary and medication expenditures
• Collaborate with Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director
• Independently commute to patients for visits and market office for meetings as needed

In this role you may work with. . .

• Clinical Staff
• Providers
• Patient
• Patient Facilities
• Hospitals
• Patient Family Members
• Caregivers
• Agencies

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Advanced Practice Nurse with appropriate active and unrestricted state licensure
• Valid NPI#, DEA and CTP
• Enrolled with Medicare or state Medicaid or eligible for enrollment
• 3 years of home based or hospice care or relevant experience