NP Provider Hospice & Palliative Care

Metropolitan Jewish Health System • New York, NY

2d • $125,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees.
At MJHS, we are more than a workplace; we are a supportive community committed to excellence, respect, and providing high-quality, personalized health care services. We foster collaboration, celebrate achievements, and promote fairness for all. Our contributions are recognized with comprehensive compensation and benefits, career development, and the opportunity for a healthy work-life balance, advancement within our organization and the fulfillment of having a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care.
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provider is one of a group of MDs and NPs who staff palliative care consultation services that function as programs of MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. The NP Provider may work in a nursing home, hospital or community environment. He/she has specialist skills in symptom management, communication including goal setting discussions, and hospice eligibility review, and he/she may work independently or as part of a treatment team. Initial patient encounters are in response to consultation requests, and the initial consultation may be followed by one or more visits, as appropriate to the referral questions and status of the patient and family. The care plan advanced by the NP Provider aims to prevent or mitigate illness burden for the patient and family. Each encounter comports with best practices of specialist palliative care, including history-taking, appropriate examination, formulation and care planning, treatment recommendation or implementation, communication, and documentation. Other responsibilities include developing quality initiatives, educating staff, and supporting hospice operations through participation in the provider on call rotation and performance of face to face encounters as needed.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program required.
• New York State RN licensure required.
• Certified Adult, Gerontology, or Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner required.
• Microsoft Word and Excel proficiency.
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the position.
• Ability to coordinate the resources and personnel involved in a comprehensive interdisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to travel within the assigned geographic area to provide patient care.
• Possess teaching, communication, and listening skills.
• Ability to work non-judgmentally with patient / family members of any culture, religion, socio-economic background or lifestyle.
• A high degree of accountability.
• Excellent communication, listening, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within an integrated health care team.
• Ability to demonstrate effective critical thinking skills.
• Ability to problem solve independently.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 1-year clinical experience as a NP provider preferred.
• Hospice, Palliative Care and/or Geriatric nursing or NP experience preferred.
• CPR-BLS preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver's license preferred.
• Hospice & Palliative Care certification strongly encouraged by year 2 of hire.

Responsibilities

• Staff palliative care consultation services.
• Work in a nursing home, hospital or community environment.
• Utilize specialist skills in symptom management, communication including goal setting discussions, and hospice eligibility review.
• Work independently or as part of a treatment team.
• Conduct initial patient encounters in response to consultation requests.
• Follow up with one or more visits as appropriate.
• Develop care plans to prevent or mitigate illness burden for the patient and family.
• Conduct history-taking and appropriate examinations.
• Formulate care plans, recommend or implement treatments.
• Communicate and document patient encounters.
• Develop quality initiatives.
• Educate staff.
• Support hospice operations through participation in the provider on call rotation.
• Perform face to face encounters as needed.

Benefits

• $15.000 Sign-On Bonus or Student Loan Assistance for clinical staff
• Free MSN in Education program!
• Tuition Reimbursement for all full and part-time staff
• Dependent Tuition Reimbursement for clinical staff!
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
• Affordable and comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and family members
• Two retirement plans! 403(b) AND Employer Paid Pension
• Flexible spending
• MJHS companies are qualified employers under the Federal Government’s Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level