Nurse Practitioner Hospice and Palliative Care

VITAS Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of end of life care. We provide our employees opportunities for professional growth, advancement and competitive benefits. We are actively seeking a Nurse Practitioner with minimum of (2) years experience in hospice, home health or community health in the past five (5) years in Collier County, Florida.

We offer a variety of full-time, part-time and per-diem employment opportunities. You can choose to work day or night shifts, weekdays or weekends.

OVERVIEW:

• Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
• Discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.  
• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment. 
• Monitors and maintains progress of patients and reports progress to supervising physician. 
• Has the ability to work collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an IDT.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualified candidates must have a minimum of (2) years experience in hospice, home health or community health in the past five (5) years. 
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to assist in lifting and transferring patients as required. 
• Lift objects in excess of 20 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee will be required to stand or walk in excess of one hour per day, talk, hear, sit, stoop, kneel and crouch as needed.

EDUCATION:

• Requires completion of accredited Nurse Practitioner program. 
• State licensure is also required.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

• EOE/AA M/F/D/V

BENFITS:

• Competitive compensation 
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
• Cancer and/or critical illness benefit
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Insurance
• Roadside Assistance
• Affinity Program

Employees earn competitive salaries and have the flexibility to choose a benefits package suitable to their own needs and lifestyle.

VITAS began in South Florida in the late 1970s when a minister and a nurse decided there must be a better way to care for people who were dying. The company has grown, stretching from the East Coast to the West Coast today, and our now 12,000+ employees live these VITAS Values every day:

• Patients and families come first.
• We take care of each other.
• I’ll do my best today and do even better tomorrow.
• I am proud to make a difference.

As the nation’s leading hospice provider, we have the resources to foster employees’ success, with training, continuous education classes and opportunities for career development. We then give them the flexibility to do their jobs and improve their skills as they see fit, always meeting our high industry standards.

With locations throughout the US, including corporate offices, inpatient units, virtual care centers and medical equipment distribution facilities, opportunities for growth and relocation abound. Historically, general managers, vice presidents and C-suite executives have been long-standing VITAS employees who worked their way to their current roles.