Home Care Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care & Travel (50%)

Elara Caring; Brighton (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K match

Paid time off

After 30 days benefits

COVID-19 PPE precautions

Job summary

Elara Caring in Michigan is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our home-based care teams. You will deliver high-quality, compassionate care in patients' homes, coordinate with Medical Director and branch leadership, and help advance clinical practice within our hospice program.

Requires a Masters in Nursing, NP licensure, 3+ years nursing, 1+ year in hospice/palliative care, active DEA, and willingness to travel up to 50%. We offer competitive pay, benefits after 30 days, and a 401K match.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Nursing and certification through a national Nurse Practitioner Licensing board.
• 3+ years clinical nursing experience
• 1+ year post-graduate clinical nursing experience in the hospice and palliative care field.
• Current licensure in the state of practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Board Certification in Palliative Care Preferred.
• Active DEA license.
• Able and willing to travel up to 50% as needed to support business and patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all activities performed align with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Hospice team.
• Prevents unwanted hospitalizations by meeting patient and family needs in the home.
• Prepares and maintains accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.
• Compliance with applicable laws and regulations with respect to Collaborative Agreements.
• Completes accurate billing and coding activities for all patient encounters according to CMS guidelines and initiates reimbursement for medically necessary visits in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
• Provides training and continuing education for staff.
• Assists in development of clinical practice guidelines/standards in support of quality palliative care.
• Adheres to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the organization.
• Collaborates/Communicates with Medical Director, attending physician, branch leadership and IDG.
• Performs other duties/projects as assigned.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical nursing

Travel up to 50%

Education

Masters Degree in Nursing

Active state NP licensure

Board Certification in Palliative Care Preferred

Active DEA license

Job description

Elara Caring in Michigan is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our home-based care teams. You will deliver high-quality, compassionate care in patients' homes, coordinate with Medical Director and branch leadership, and help advance clinical practice within our hospice program.

Requires a Masters in Nursing, NP licensure, 3+ years nursing, 1+ year in hospice/palliative care, active DEA, and willingness to travel up to 50%. We offer competitive pay, benefits after 30 days, and a 401K match.