Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner opening in Dothan, AL - M-F role
Job Summary
Occupation
Nurse Practitioner
Specialty
Hospice/Palliative Medicine
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/04/24
Seeking Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to join an expanding Inpatient Palliative Care (Hospice) team.
- 100% inpatient rounding on hospice patients.
- Monday - Friday.
- Support 6 patients per day.
- 5 day workweek, 8am - 5pm, rotating on-call. Practice autonomously.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care needs.
- Symptom management, chronic disease management, goals of care, advanced care planning.
- EPIC EMR
- Join a non-profit tertiary referral center with 350 physicians.
- 2 hospitals with 420-bed facility.
- Level II Trauma center.
- DaVinci robotics.
- Academic affiliation of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Inpatient experience in Palliative Care or Hospitalist role required
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation dependent on experience
- $15,000 commencement payment
- Paid interviewing expenses
- Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance plans
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off for vacation and illness
- Annual allowances for professional fees and CME
- Paid malpractice with tail coverage
The Community:
- Ranked #1 small city for doctors by AdvisorSmith
- One of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in Alabama and is currently the 7th largest city in the state
- Less than 100 miles to the Emerald Coast beaches of Florida
- Average annual temperature is 66 degrees F
- Cost of living index is 92.8 vs national average of 100
- Dothan Regional Airport serviced by Delta Air Lines
- Over 20 miles of outdoor trails with nearby lakes and rivers
- Hosts a Robert Trent Jones Golf Course out of the Highland Oaks with other public and private golf courses and driving ranges nearby
- Ranked 10th in the country for the number of restaurants per square capita
- Recognized as a Playful City with 19 parks, 6 public swimming pools, a water park, and 47 tennis courts including a 20-court complex built to professional standards
- Medical hub of the Southeast, providing a plethora of specialty medical care options at 2 local hospitals and numerous private clinics