Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care

• Job DescriptionJob DescriptionUnder the supervision of the Associate Medical Director & Clinic Administrator, provide palliative medical services to clients, ensuring appropriate and professional medical Palliative Care.
• Minimum Requirements1. Graduation from an accredited Baccalaureate school of nursing.2. Completed training in the diagnosis and management of common as well as some complex medical conditions.3. Current licensure in the State of California.4. Certification as an Adult/Family/Pediatric/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.5. Previous experience with computer based systems required; Electronic Medical records experience preferred.6. Previous experience in hospice/Palliative Care, high risk populations, including home based care preferred.
• Pay Range: $108,160.00 - $178,984.00 annually
• Skills and Abilities:1. Oral communication skills are necessary to give clear, concise instructions to patients and/or families regarding treatment, to consult with medical team, to teach and present recommendations on programs, and to interact with department staff, other departments, patients and families with good public relation skills, and to understand oral instructions.2. Reading and writing skills in the English language are necessary to evaluate patient charts and documents, to participate in research programs and collect data, and to understand written instructions.3. Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.4. Is personally courteous, responsive, and overtly hospitable to customers and employees in all departments.5. Assists any and all internal or external consumers with any problems they may have, in pleasant and cooperative manner
• Physical Requirements:Ability to sit, stand, stoop, reach, bend, and lift up to 10 pounds as necessary to carry out routine duties.Hand and wrist dexterity to utilize computer.Ability to sit for extended periods of computer.
• Environment Conditions Critical to Performance:1. Work is in an office environment, climate controlled through central air conditioning.2. Low risk for contamination, when adhering to Universal precaution, related to the performance of treatments.3. Regular home visits required to provide prim
• Essential Job Functions:1. Performs patient assessments and ongoing care.2. Provides medical services to clients.3. Provides patient counseling services.4. Performs and documents health appraisals on clinic patients, including history, physical assessment and developmental evaluation as indicated, also orders laboratory work and/or x-rays as indicated for patient assessment, and identifies findings which require consultation and referral.5. Initiates preventative health counseling and health promotion measures, including immunizations.6. Manages common acute problems in accordance with standardized procedures, and collaborates with physician in management of more complex or chronic problems.7. Assesses problems/needs when patients telephone between clinic visits, arranges for appropriate follow-up on referral, consults with physician when indicated, and re-orders patients medication according to physician orders.8. Comprehensively addresses Palliative Care and end of life focused care to patient in the clinic and home setting.9. Reviews clinic patient’s laboratory work and notifies clinic nurses of abnormal findings or consults directly with Physicians.10. Acts as liaison with outside agencies, physicians and schools, refers patient to outside resources as indicated.11. Active participation in the Quality Management Program, Utilization Review, Peer Review, AltaMed Medical Provider activities, and AltaMed's On-call schedule.12. Performs other tasks as required for patient care and efficient functioning of the department.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $108,160.00 - $178,984.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Home Health
• Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Primary Care

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities
• Signing bonus
• Yearly bonus

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person
• Outpatient

Ability to Relocate:

• Anaheim, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person