Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Palliative Care

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is seeking an experienced outpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to join a vibrant multi-disciplinary team to provide warm hearted care in Longview, WA. PeaceHealth is passionate about growing palliative care for the communities geriatric patients and their families. This opportunity is 45 miles north of Portland and 120 miles south of Seattle. If you are looking for a community that offers amazing outdoor recreation but enjoy quick access to big city amenities, then our practice could be a great place for you!

Why you’ll love the practice:

• Schedule: Monday - Friday with no after hours call

• Opportunity to build and grow Palliative Care practice

• Advanced care planning, Power of Attorney discussions and support from multiple trained staff

• Collaborate with a on-site Palliative Care NPs, multidisciplinary team, and a primary care team of close to 40 providers

• On-site: Bioethicist, Advanced Care Planning Coordinator, Pharmacist, Phlebotomist, Medical Social Workers, Behavioral Health Support, Chronic Care Coordinator team and digital x-ray.

• Provider preference Medical Assistant

Hospital Highlights:

• PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is a 346-bed hospital with Level III trauma center with over 250 active medical providers with most specialty services provided locally to more than 180,000 patients per year

• The service area for this community is over 100k

• Critical Care Unit received Beacon Award for Excellence, American Association of Critical Care Nurses

• Stroke Program - Recognized by the American Heart Association with a Bronze Achievement Award for patient care and outcomes

Experience, License & Certification Requirements:

• Licensed to practice in the state as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Washington
• Hospice and Palliative Care Certification for Nursing required.

• ANCC/AANP certification required. (ANP-Adult Nurse Practitioner; ARNP-Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, FNP-Family Nurse Practitioner or GNP-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner)
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required at date of hire.
• Have national prescriptive drug privileges with a DEA number.

Why you'll love Longview, Wa:

•Recently named one of Forbes Magazine’s prettiest American cities and a Tree City USA, is Longview Washington, an ideal location on the Columbia River and next to beautiful forests is just 40 miles north of Portland, Oregon, 2 hours south of Seattle, and a short drive to the beautiful Pacific coastline and year round adventures on Mt Hood, Mt Rainier, Mt St Helens and Mt Adams. Here and in the other Lower Columbia communities served by PeaceHealth, you can enjoy the familiarity of small-town life, the challenge of working in a first-class regional medical facility, and the fun of living close to the beach, close to the mountains, and close to the big-city attractions.

PeaceHealth Benefits:

• Guaranteed Hourly Rate: $60.23 - 71.58 based on years of provider experience
• Along with a generous employment bonus, relocation assistance and educational loan reimbursement for those who qualify
• Integrated physician-led medical group and EPIC EMR
• Fully paid malpractice insurance
  
• Retirement/medical/dental/vision/disability/life/wellness
  

About PeaceHealth:

PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission.

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please contact Provider Recruiter Lyndse R Neppl.

Email: [email protected]

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