Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner - Portsmouth VA Newport News VA

Bon Secours is adding an Experienced Palliative Nurse Practitioner to our warm and caring team of providers!  

• Previous hospice or palliative experience is required - 3 to 5 years is highly preferred
• Care is provided inpatient at Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth VA and at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News VA
• Care is also provided in outpatient palliative and hospice care environments
• 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday-Friday
• Full time required
• 4 10 hours days with rotating day off
• NO CALL
• Average 6-8 patients per day
• All Adult Geriatric
• EPIC EMR
• Typical Day:  Performance of inpatient palliative consultations through receiving referrals, chart review, patient evaluation, telephone discussion with family and other care providers, goals of care conversations, advanced care planning, end of life discussions and care coordination with other members of the care team. A lot of time spent in counseling and coordination of care with all involved parties.  
• Support through 4 RNs and 1 LCSW
• Mentorship through MD Medical Director and Palliative NPs
• We are a Compassionate and collaborative team who enjoy working together together and whose number one priority are the patients we serve.

Great support and work/life balance, CME allowance, robust benefit package including medical/dental/vision/Rx/FSA/life insurance/403b with company matching %, company-paid short and long-term disability, VA license, DEA, liability and tail coverage.

Up to $5,000 in relocation assistance/reimbursement provided (taxable benefit.)

Base salary plus quality initiative attainment bonus
32 days of ATO annually

Send current CV with training and employment history to in-house Physician Recruiter for review and consideration today!  Start date will be 120 days after having signed offer.

Bon Secours Mercy Health
You're in good company here! Bon Secours is the 5th largest faith-based hospital system in the United States. More than 3,000 providers have chosen to join our team in our 50 hospitals and 1,200+ outpatient practices located in 7 states along the Mid-Atlantic and Ireland. We're strong. We're growing and financially sustainable. What this means for you is options for your career in medical practice.

Hampton Roads is situated in the middle of the Eastern seaboard where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, with 29 miles of oceanfront shoreline. It is the second largest metro area between Atlanta and Washington, DC and is home to 1.7 million people in our 7 cities (Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News, Hampton) making up "The 757." We have beaches, waterways, rolling rural
countryside, history, culture, diverse ethnicity and a vibrant food and beverage scene. National corporate headquarters, great schools and centers of higher learning, and comfortable year round temperatures make it a welcoming place to live!

Hampton Roads is named after the Earl of Southampton, a leader in the London Company that financed English colonization in Virginia between 1607- 1624. The "roads" refers to a place where a ship can ride at anchor, relatively safe from displacement by strong currents or storms. Today Hampton Roads is a cultural region.
Hampton Roads is the East Coast epicenter of military activity. Every branch of the armed services is represented here. From the largest Navy base in the world to one of the most secretive facilities used by the CIA.

Managing a chronic condition can take a toll on the mind, body and spirit. That’s why Bon Secours is honored to provide specialized palliative care for patients and families living with cancer to make certain they get the best care possible. Palliative care is provided by an team of board-certified physicians, palliative-care certified advanced practice nurses, clinical social workers and other specialists who work hand in hand with your cancer team. We work closely with both the patient and family on care decisions, including open discussions about treatment choices and advance care planning.

Palliative Care Services We Offer

• Caregiver support
• Comfort care 
• Emotional, social and spiritual support
• Guidance with difficult treatment choices
• Pain relief
• Symptom management 

Both hospice and palliative care focus on quality of life. Palliative care is provided with medical treatments as an extra layer of support. Hospice is provided after disease-directed cancer therapy is no longer a part of treatment and cancer has become life-limiting.

For nearly 200 years, the historical founders of Bon Secours Mercy Health have been providing care to those in need. Today, the ministry is one of
the top 20 health systems in the United States and part of the top performing quartile of Catholic health systems for lowest cost per case for patient care.
This quality care is provided by more than 60,000 employees serving communities throughout Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South
Carolina, Virginia and Ireland. 

The health care ministry provided care for patients more than 10.3 million times in 2017 through its network of more than 1,000 care sites, including 50
hospitals, more than 50 home health agencies, hospice agencies, and skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Consistent with its commitment to serve each
patient with dignity, Bon Secours Mercy Health provides nearly $2 million per day in community benefit.

The Mission of Bon Secours Mercy Health is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of its communities
and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. For more information, visit www.bsmhealth.org

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Maryview Medical Center) is a 346-bed not-for-profit, acute care facility licensed in the state of Virginia.  As part of the Bon Secours Mercy Health System, Maryview Medical Center and sister facilities across Virginia seek to be the top tier healthcare system in the Mid-Atlantic, recognized for high quality medical staffs, clinical program strength, outstanding service to the community, and as the region's employer of choice. Maryview Medical Center is the flagship hospital for Bon Secours Hampton Roads and serves as a regional referral center to the Hampton Roads region. The facility is home to many of the region's leading healthcare services, and attracts specialists from the best programs in the country. Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, an ambulatory surgery center with an outstanding array of outpatient healthcare services. Maryview Medical Center is the #1 referral hospital in the region for colon and rectal surgery. The Surgical Weight Loss Institute at Maryview Medical Center is ranked best in Virginia for five consecutive years. Maryview Medical Center has also been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and received Blue Distinction from Anthem Blue Shield for cardiac care, spine surgery, and bariatric surgery. In addition, the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons awarded a three-year re-accreditation to Maryview Medical Center's cancer program. Furthermore, Maryview Medical Center received the Premier Award for Quality, which ranks the hospital in the top one percent of hospitals in the country and along with our other Bon Secours Hospitals, was recognized with a Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award with Distinction for its commitment to improve green efforts.