Full Time Home Health & Hospice Advanced Practitioner

Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’ premier healthcare provider and home to the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate, is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join our Baystate Home and Hospice team in western Massachusetts.

 

Position Highlights:

 

• Join our community palliative care program providing patient-centered care in a supportive environment to patients and families facing advanced illness and end-of-life challenges.

 

• Collaborate closely with a vibrant interdisciplinary team consisting of Social Work, Nursing, Spiritual Care Services, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians and hospice and homecare teams. Comfort with holding family meetings, discussing goals of care with patient and families, and developing plan of care.

 

• Assess and manage symptoms of patients with advanced illnesses. Recommend treatment as appropriate in a consultative model with the primary care providers and other disciplines involved in the patient’s care. Complete hospice recertification visits and participate in an after hour/weekend phone only on-call rotation.

 

• This position is full time. Part time and per Diem options also available. Schedule offers flexibility providing great work/life balance. Mileage reimbursement, phone and laptop provided.

 

YOU BELONG HERE. At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance the lives of all people.

 

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be Board Certified or Board Eligible Family Nurse Practitioner or AGNP/Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner and have clinical experience in a home care, palliative care or geriatric setting. Candidates will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong computer skills, and have a commitment to patient-centered care.

 

New graduates considered, minimum of 1 year of nursing experience in a home health, hospice or palliative care required.

 

Baystate Home Health and Hospice (BHH) is a comprehensive home health care agency providing high quality care to patients and families throughout western Massachusetts. As an affiliate of Baystate Health, a nationally recognized health care system, you’ll enjoy unique resources which set BHH apart from other home care agencies in the region. We offer a diverse culture that provides outstanding opportunities for physicians and advanced practice providers to start and advance their career.

 

For more information please visit us online at: ChooseBaystateHealth.org or interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers.

All correspondence can be directed to:

Jean Jaoude, MD, MHA, CMD

Chief Medical Officer, Baystate Home health, Hospice & Community Palliative care

c/o Ariana Caradiaz, MBA, FASPR

Senior Physician Recruiter

Phone: 413-794-8701 Email: Ariana.Caradiaz @baystatehealth.org

 

Are you ready to advance your career with us?

 

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.