Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Devoted Health

Devoted Health

Medical
United States · Remote
Posted on Aug 31, 2024

At Devoted Health, we’re on a mission to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans by caring for every person like family. That’s why we’re gathering smart, diverse, and big-hearted people to create a new kind of all-in-one healthcare company — one that combines compassion, health insurance, clinical care, service, and technology - to deliver a complete and integrated healthcare solution that delivers high quality care that everyone would want for someone they love. Founded in 2017, we've grown fast and now serve members across the United States. And we've just started. So join us on this mission!

Job Description

This role is fully remote and must be located within one of the contiguous 50 states.

A bit about this role:

Our virtual Palliative Care program serves Devoted members with complex needs and life-limiting illness who otherwise would not have access to specialized palliative care. We pride ourselves on providing highly compassionate, patient-centered goals of care counseling, advanced care planning and symptom management for members projected to be in the final year of life. We meet patients where they are and support them in defining quality of life, achieving meaningful goals, and transitioning to hospice care.

Virtual, multi-state palliative care is a novel concept and we are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, experienced palliative care nurse practitioner to help build the foundation of our clinical team. Our ideal NP is an expert palliative clinician with excellent communication and team-building skills who is adaptable to a continuously evolving startup environment.

Required skills and experience:

  • An unrestricted advanced practice license in 1 or more of the Devoted Membership states: FL, TX, AZ, OH, CO OR, TN, IL, AL, HI, NC, SC, PA

  • Obtain additional state licenses as requested within 90 days of request

  • 5 years in advanced practice, with at least 3 in Palliative care

  • ACHPN® credential, or ability/ willingness to obtain within first six months of employment

  • Willingness to flex between time zones

Desired skills and experience:

  • ELNEC® or EPEC® training

  • Bilingual in English and Creole, Spanish, or Vietnamese

  • Prior ICU, oncology or geriatrics nursing experience

  • Prior home-based palliative care experience

  • Prior interprofessional team leadership experience

  • Prior program development experience

Your Responsibilities and Impact will include:

Panel management

  • Perform initial assessments and develop Palliative Plans of Care for members newly enrolling to the Palliative Care Program.

  • Follow a longitudinal panel of the highest risk patients (~ 40-50 patients) via regular telephonic and/or video encounters.

  • Provide consultative visits to patients empaneled to the RNs, including but not limited to: advanced symptom management; complex goals of care; advanced disease education; prognostication; medical orders for home health, DME, medications, and hospice transitions.

  • Evaluate hospital admissions for root-cause; support transitions of care for engaged patients, identify trends in readmissions and help develop solutions for achieving/ maintaining readmission rate less than or equal to 15%.

Required Palliative Care team activities

  • Regular huddles with clinical & operational team members

  • Weekly interprofessional team meetings

  • Monthly panel reviews with your Medical Director & Operations Manager

  • Host one-30 minute office hours per week

  • Help support the team during periods of rapid growth or PTO/absences; you may be asked to help man the phone line, make outreach calls, perform initial visits, monitor incoming consults, etc.

  • Collaborate with interdepartmental clinical teams and leadership to help coordinate seamless care of shared patients


Salary Range: $130,000 - $135,000 / year

Our ranges are purposefully broad to allow for growth within the role over time. Once the interview process begins, your talent partner will provide additional information on the compensation for the role, along with additional information on our total rewards package. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Our Total Rewards package includes:

  • Employer sponsored health, dental and vision plan with low or no premium

  • Generous paid time off

  • $100 monthly mobile or internet stipend

  • Stock options for all employees

  • Bonus eligibility for all roles excluding Director and above; Commission eligibility for Sales roles

  • Parental leave program

  • 401K program

  • And more....

*Our total rewards package is for full time employees only. Intern and Contract positions are not eligible.

Healthcare equality is at the center of Devoted’s mission to treat our members like family. We are committed to a diverse and vibrant workforce.

Devoted is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a safe and supportive work environment in which all employees have the opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business. We value diversity and collaboration. Individuals are respected for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in Devoted’s Code of Conduct, our company values and the way we do business.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy status, marital status, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.