HarmonyCares is one of the nation’s largest home-based primary care practices. HarmonyCares is a family of companies all dedicated to providing high-quality, coordinated health care in the home. This includes HarmonyCares, HarmonyCares Medical Group, HarmonyCares Home Health and HarmonyCares Hospice.
Our Mission – To bring personalized, quality-based healthcare to the home of patients who have difficult accessing care.
Our Shared Vision – Every patient deserves access to quality healthcare.
Our Values – The way we care is our legacy. Every interaction counts. Go the extra mile. Empower and support each other.
Why You Should Want to Work with Us
- Paid Orientation and Training
- Day Time Hours (no holidays/weekends)
- Great Place to Work Certified
- Established in 11 states
- Largest home-based primary care practice in the US for over 28 years, making a huge impact in healthcare today
The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP) works in collaboration with HarmonyCares staff to provide comprehensive, quality palliative care services to patients under the direction of the supervising Palliative Care Medical Director. The PCNP will be responsible for providing patient visits for palliative care patients, both new and established and coordinating their plan of care with other designated staff, especially the palliative care team. Patient visits will include visits to patient’s homes, facilities and hospitals. In addition, the PCNP will engage in independent decision-making about a patient’s healthcare concerns and provide palliative care services on an as needed basis. Palliative Care Directors will be available for consultation, collaboration, or referral.
This position covers patients in the Bay City, Flint and/or Saginaw areas.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- The main function of the PCNP will be to provide medical support and coordination to palliative care patients and family members. This includes such duties as:
- Provides medical expertise on pain, symptom management, and the evaluation of terminal prognosis to patient, family members and staff:
- Ordering of appropriate therapies and tests when needed
- Seeing on average a total of 6-8 patient visits per day
- Ensure that the care being provided is based on established palliative care guidelines and standards
- Regularly contacts and collaborates with HarmonyCares Medical Group (or other referring providers) regarding new patient referrals and existing patients
- Interacts with attending physicians, as necessary, regarding the care and treatment of patients in the Palliative Care program and works collaboratively with internal partners
- Performs patient visits primarily in private residences, long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, hospital or other locations
- Provides expertise and oversight of pharmacy formulary and medication expenditures
- Collaborate with Chief Medical Officer and Regional Director – Operations, Palliative Care
- Performs other duties as assigned by Operations
Pay: $81.45 - $86.98 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Work setting:
License/Certification:
- Certified Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
Ability to Relocate:
- Bay City, MI: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person