Iowa City Hospice has a part time ARNP opening. Our ARNP is responsible for patient care activities involving symptom management, wound care, and face-to-face visits that require Nurse Practitioner licensure.  We are seeking candidates with exceptional communication skills and a nice mixture of attention to detail, a love of new challenges and follow through that assures patients needs are addressed and attended.

If your care goals include making a focused difference in the quality of life for patients & family members through pain control and end of life symptom management while working with a dynamic interdisciplinary team, then we would like to speak with you about our current full time  employment opportunity.

FULL BENEFIT PACKAGE for 50% (20 hours per week) or higher employees!

• Assigned Company      Equipment including an I Phone and Company Car
• Bi-Weekly Pay      structure that includes annual pay for performance bonus and merit      incentives designed to reward and recognize a job well done
• Opportunity to      be promoted, assist with case managing or join our office staff team
• 3 Wellmark      Medical Plans (single; + spouse, +child(ren); family)
• Dental (single;      + spouse, +child(ren); family)
• Avesis Vision      (single; + spouse, +child(ren); family)
• Tasc Flex      Spending (Medical & Child Care)
• Employee      Assistance Program
• Employer      Matching 403b Retirement Plan with professional financial advising
• Employer Paid      Life Insurance
• Employer Paid      Disability Insurance
• 19 Days of      Vacation Leave
• 12 Days of Sick      Leave
• 8 paid Holidays
• Direct Deposit
• Paid Overtime
• Paid Training
• Management      Support

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm, schedule based on business need.

Essential Job Functions (including but not limited to):

• Conduct face-to-face visits with Iowa City Hospice patients to meet Medicare requirements.
• Provide consultation, including patient visits, for wound management care for Iowa City Hospice patients.
• Provide consultation, including patient visits, on symptom management for Iowa City Hospice patients.
• Admit patients and develop initial plan of care, coordinating the admission process as requested during hours worked.
• Demonstrates exceptional written and verbal communication standards to advance cooperative working relationships with Iowa City Hospice staff, management and care partners.
• Ensure effective use of resources.
• Serve as an educational source to staff, Care Partners and the Community.
• Ensure implementation of strategic goals
• Adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the organization.
• Participate in Iowa City Hospice’s success by ensuring access to our exceptional care.
• Support and promote Iowa City Hospice’s mission to lead in providing exceptional patient-centered end-of-life care and grief support to anyone affected by a terminal illness.
• Participate in the organization’s quality assessment and performance improvement program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Licensure: Current Iowa License as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in
• the State of Iowa.
• Education : BSN degree and Certification as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
• Experience: Hospice experience preferred.
• Proof of IA Driver License and current Auto insurance coverage.
• US work authorization (Required)
• Passionate about hospice and home care with a genuine desire to help others
• All offers of employment are conditioned upon the result of a criminal background check conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, as required by law and a negative finding on the Office of Inspector General’s Excluded Provider List.
• Reliable, professional and able to start soon after background check is completed
• 2 step TB testing is required.
• First Aid training
• Mandatory Reporter Training
• Iowa City Hospice requires applicable  Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN®) by the 3rd year of employment.
• COVID-19 considerations: COVID 19 Vaccination or medical/religious exemption required; applicable infection control standards are applied company wide to assure a safer work environment.