Description

Nurse Practitioner | Palliative Care

in Marshfield, WI

At Interim Healthcare, we put patient care as our top priority and are looking to supplement our already stunning Nurse Practitioner team with another caring clinician in the Marshfield, WI area. Interim Healthcare who is a leading employer of Nurse practitioners is looking for a clinician who will serve as a primary provider for so many patients who are in need of face to faces in the comfort of their homes and the buildings in which we service. If you are looking to take the next step in your career and work with autonomy, this position was made for you! 

 Our Nurse Practitioners enjoy some notable benefits:

• $90,000-100,000 per year!
• 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratios where you have an impact
• Clinician Friendly EMR!
• Employer happily pays 90% of employee medical coverage!
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
• PTO, Holiday Pay, Medical/Dental/Vision & 401(k) Benefits

General Purpose:

To supplement hospice physician/Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner services and/or in the absence of the Hospice Medical Director, may act as the physician/Nurse Practitioner representative of the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), providing medical direction, including the care provided in the home, general inpatient care, emergency services and respite care related to the terminal condition. May be responsible for the hospice patient’s medical care and act as the primary medical resource to the IDG, providing medical coverage and support during and after normal business hours, as well as making visits to patients for medical assessment and intervention whether in a facility or the home and completing required Face-to-Face visits.

Essential Functions:

• Provides oversight of physician/Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner services to hospice patients by complementing attending physician/Nurse Practitioner care and ensuring continuity of hospice medical services including appropriate management of patient pain and symptoms related to the terminal condition.
• Documents an individual patient’s progression in end-stage disease in the patient/family record as appropriate.
• Ensures qualified physician/Nurse Practitioner participation in the initial development and ongoing review of the IDG Plan of care, and that the plan of care is developed prior to the delivery of hospice services.
• Actively participates in IDG meetings, including the update of each patient’s comprehensive assessment and plan of care as often as a patient’s condition requires and in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
• When needed, participates in:
• Patient continuing care decisions;
• The oversight of the provision, adequacy, appropriateness and coordination of short term inpatient care, emergency services and respite care;
• The quality assessment and performance improvement program (QAPI);
• The resolution of patient/family or hospice program clinical and ethical disputes or concerns; and
• The continuing education of the IDG, volunteers, and affiliated physician/Nurse Practitioners and employees of associated inpatient facilities.
• Acts as a patient’s physician/Nurse Practitioner to meet general medical needs, including pain and/or symptom management or other medical intervention should a patient’s attending physician/Nurse Practitioner not be available or chooses to relinquish responsibility for a patient’s care.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• An advanced degree in nursing– either an MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) or DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) in WI
• Current license in good standing in the state(s) in which the hospice provides care.
• Hospice/palliative experience, preferred.

I

Why Work for Interim HealthCare Palliative?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Nurse Practitioners. Operating through 300 offices, our commitment to nurses is expressed through our passion to put patients first; a culture that values and appreciates clinicians; and our ongoing efforts to advocate for clinicians in ways that elevate their profession and reward their sacrificial work. Join a nationwide network of nurses who have rediscovered the passion that led them to nursing.

Interim HealthCare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.