Nurse Practitioner

The Denver Hospice has an immediate opening for a Nurse Practitioner.

Location: Denver, CO

Status: Full-time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-5, on-call rotating basis

PAY RANGE: $117,500 - $138,091 annually 

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Based on position, schedule and/or availability:  Paid
Mileage/Shift Differentials/Stipends

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of
the highest in the industry!

Culture, Benefits and Perks

* We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters
for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive
care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel
respected and valued.
* We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two,
free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions
to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
* Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
* Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single
$1,000, Family $2,000 
* Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay): 18 days in the first year for FT
team members
* Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
* 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total

compensation

* Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
* Career & Logo wear 
* Education Reimbursement Program
* Clinical Career Ladders
* Certification Pay
* Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
* Team Member Service Awards
* Early Wage Access
* Legal and Identity Protection
* Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

Rewarding Work You Will Do

Responsible for the evaluation and treatment of patients in the hospice,
palliative and/or home health programs. The Nurse Practitioner functions as a
member of the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG) and collaborates closely
with the Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer, physicians, nurses and other
health care professionals.

* Performs physical exams and conducts consultations to evaluate the patient’s
health status, including relevant health and medical history and current
physical or psychosocial complaints; formulates differential diagnoses based
on the information obtained.  
* Determines clinical appropriateness of hospice, palliative and/or home health
admissions, transfers from palliative care to hospice and discharge of
hospice or palliative patients as needed. Provides appropriate
recommendations of care such as hospice, rehabilitation, ongoing aggressive
and/or palliative care. Collaborates with other healthcare providers and
agencies to provide and coordinate services for patients and
families/caregivers.
* Assesses the individual needs of the patient, including pain and symptom
management, goal setting, clarification of treatment options, advanced care
planning, illness and end-of-life issues. Participates in the development of
the patient’s Plan of Care (POC) in IDT/IDG meetings, facilitating
discussions and clarification of patient and family goals. 
* Writes orders, prescribes medications and other treatment modalities for
symptom control; communicates recommendations to referring provider and
nursing staff.  
* Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests relative to the
patient’s needs.
* Conducts face-to-face visits with hospice patients at time of recertification
according to statutory requirements.
* Prepares and maintains timely and accurate patient records to support sound
medical practice and coding for reimbursement for services provided.
* Provides ongoing support to clinical staff.
* Works with HIM Department to ensure medical documentation is
authorized/approved as required.  

What We Are Going to Love About You

* Minimum Education:  Graduate from a nationally accredited educational program
as an advanced practitioner of nursing, or adult, family or geriatric nurse
practitioner.
* Minimum Experience: One to two (1-2) years of experience as a Nurse
Practitioner; experience in Hospice, Internal Medicine, Family Practice,
Pediatrics, Oncology or related field of medicine preferred. 
* Required License:  
* Current Colorado RN and APN/NP licenses.
* Board certified as Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner by the AANP or ANCC.
* Valid Colorado state driver’s license. 
* Prescriptive authority and DEA number.
* Current CPR certification.  CPR must be provided and/or obtained within 14
days of hire.  

Additional Qualifications

* Must be able to obtain hospital privileges at all local hospitals.

Physical Requirements

* Ability to lift minimum of 50 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations
dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by
keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity,
and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit
Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and
infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the
enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves
thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health,
palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community
impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than
2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each
year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice,
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association,
CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including
Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.  

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our
Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You
may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can
be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices
on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy,
national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital
status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected
classifications.