Nurse Practitioner

Pathways PACE has an immediate opening for a Nurse Practitioner. **Location:** Greeley, CO **Status:** Full-time **Schedule:** Monday-Friday, 8-5, on-call rotating basis **PAY RANGE:** $113,598 - $133,598 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…