Community Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner - Bon Secours Mercy Health Physicians
Paducah, KY
About the Job
Community Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner need in Western Kentucky
Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital is seeking a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time employment opportunity to provide palliative services in a non-acute setting. The candidate will continue a community palliative care program with the goal of reduction of ED visits, reduction of acute care hospitalization, reduction in 30-day acute care readmission, reduction of health care cost and the increase of patient/family experience of care ratings. Responsible for seeing 6-8 patients daily depending on travel time.
Mercy Health Offers:
Full employment benefits including health and malpractice insurance with tail coverage, paid vacation and CME time, relocation assistance, retirement benefits with hospital matching and more!
Professional growth opportunities through leadership training
Competitive salary range based on degree of experience compared to national and regional benchmarks
EPIC EMR is used throughout our system
Qualifications:
Palliative Care certification preferred or willing to become certified within 1 year
Lourdes Hospital at a glance:
Mercy Health Physicians-Kentucky at a glance:
About Lourdes Hospital
Lourdes serves as a regional referral center for a wide geographic region, including more than a dozen counties in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and northwest Tennessee. Lourdes offers an extensive array of medical specialties and technologies typically found in much larger urban settings.
About Mercy Health
Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state's fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. Mercy Health provided care for patients more than 6.8 million times in 2016. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, eight senior living communities, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services. For more information, visit www.mercy.com or connect with Mercy Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter (@LivingMercyHlth).
Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital is seeking a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time employment opportunity to provide palliative services in a non-acute setting. The candidate will continue a community palliative care program with the goal of reduction of ED visits, reduction of acute care hospitalization, reduction in 30-day acute care readmission, reduction of health care cost and the increase of patient/family experience of care ratings. Responsible for seeing 6-8 patients daily depending on travel time.
Mercy Health Offers:
Full employment benefits including health and malpractice insurance with tail coverage, paid vacation and CME time, relocation assistance, retirement benefits with hospital matching and more!
Professional growth opportunities through leadership training
Competitive salary range based on degree of experience compared to national and regional benchmarks
EPIC EMR is used throughout our system
Qualifications:
Palliative Care certification preferred or willing to become certified within 1 year
Lourdes Hospital at a glance:
- Lourdes is an integrated health system with a 45-acre campus and off-site locations including: Lourdes Hospital, Lourdes Medical Pavilion, Marshall Nemer Pavilion, Home Health/Hospice and Mercy Medical Associates. Lourdes has extended the healing ministry of Jesus by improving the health of our communities for more than 100 years.
- Lourdes is a 379 licensed-bed facility accredited by The Joint Commission (JC), which offers Kentucky's only twin hybrid operating room. Lourdes offers the latest treatments in the following services: Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, Women's Health, Emergency Medicine, Behavioral Health Center, Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care, Laboratory and Pathology, Little Miracles Birthing Center, Pastoral Care, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Sleep Center, Surgery Center, and Wound Care
Mercy Health Physicians-Kentucky at a glance:
- Nearly 150 Providers
- Medical staff and advanced practice staff of 275 representing 35 specialties
- 400 Associates
- 25 Practice Locations including 8 Primary Care Locations
- 370,000 Annual Visits
- 50,000 in-panel patients
- Service area of 460,000
You will enjoy your time off with:
- Trendy downtown with unique restaurants, shops, and farmer's market
- State parks, including two of the nation's largest man-made lakes offer boating, fishing, and hiking.
- $44 million Performing Arts Center and Broadway shows
- Nationally recognized artist district
- Main street listed as one of Five Most Romantic Main streets in the nation
- Named one of the Top 100 Communities for Young People which starts with excellent public and private schools
- Nashville two-hour drive and St. Louis two- and half-hour drive
- Jet Service from Paducah to Charlotte
About Lourdes Hospital
Lourdes serves as a regional referral center for a wide geographic region, including more than a dozen counties in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and northwest Tennessee. Lourdes offers an extensive array of medical specialties and technologies typically found in much larger urban settings.
About Mercy Health
Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state's fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. Mercy Health provided care for patients more than 6.8 million times in 2016. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, eight senior living communities, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services. For more information, visit www.mercy.com or connect with Mercy Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter (@LivingMercyHlth).
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