Nurse Practitioner - Palliative care, Alton Home Care
About The Position
Are you looking for a career as a Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care? Look no further than BJC! At Alton Home Care you will be a part of an extraordinary team - where compassionate care meets cutting-edge innovation in the heart of St. Louis! BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs. BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country. The role involves utilizing a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in a specialized patient care area, assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, initiating plan of care and evaluating outcomes within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with physician(s).
Requirements
- Master's Degree - Nursing (Accredited NP Program)
- <2 years experience
- No Supervisor Experience
- Valid Driver's License
- Nurse Practitioner
- RN
Nice To Haves
- Palliative care experience
- Doctorate - Nursing
- 2-5 years experience
Responsibilities
- Provide palliative care and hospice services within the ICU setting
- Participates in professional development
- Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
- Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
- Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
- Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
