Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care

Providence St. Joseph Hospital is seeking an inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to join their team in Eureka, California. This is a full-time position with a tenured, passionate and collaborative group that works closely together. The role involves providing consultative services and collaborating with hospitalists and intensivists on patient care in a high-needs community with many acute cases. The regional team, which includes Napa, Sonoma, and Eureka, offers extensive support. The ideal candidate is a strong team player with experience working with interdisciplinary teams, comfortable with independent practice, and is an excellent communicator. Join Providence and make a meaningful impact in the lives of these patients and families experiencing serious illness while enjoying a balanced schedule that allows you to take full advantage of all that California's north coast has to offer.

• Full time role to include some weekend hours; no evenings
• Flexible schedule - 4 or 5 days per week
• 100% inpatient at the hospital
• Experience in hospice and/or palliative care, geriatric medicine or oncology preferred
• Compassionate provider who is seeking a long-term, growth opportunity
• No call responsibility
• Compensation is between $144,673 and $186,749 per year
• The posted salary reflects the starting range of total compensation and may include productivity bonuses, incentives related to quality and performance, hospital/ED call stipends, extra shift incentives, and other forms of cash compensation as applicable to the position. In addition, providers typically receive a CME allowance and other benefits offered by their medical group employer. Please note that this salary range is provided in accordance with State law and is subject to variation due to the factors noted.

Where You’ll Work

The first health care facility established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1920, Providence St. Joseph is a full-service, acute-care facility with two campuses: St. Joseph Hospital - Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospital. As one of the area's largest employers, St. Joseph Hospital offers state-of-the-art care, including cardiac services in The Heart Institute, an accredited Cancer Program, Women's and Children's services in the Childbirth Center and the only Level II NICU on the North Coast.

Where You’ll Live

Set among redwood trees on the shore of the pristine Humboldt Bay, Eureka is a family-friendly enclave that offers daily flights to/from San Francisco and Los Angeles. The seat of Humboldt County (pop 135,000), Eureka is a designated California Cultural Site for its commitment to arts, culture and historical preservation. Travel authority Lonely Planet named this seaside city its top recommended destination in 2018. If you love surfing, ocean kayaking, fishing, biking and hiking, you’ll thrive here.

Who You’ll Work For

Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission – to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.

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Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran

Job ID Number: 26283