The Park Nicollet Hospice Department is seeking an on-call Hospice Physician or Nurse Practitioner to join its collaborative care team.  The Hospice Physician or Nurse Practitioner will provide direct patient care and symptom management to hospice patients while assuring care is in compliance with Medicare and other regulatory programs.  Call is 1 week out of every 4 (4:30pm through 8:00am Monday through Friday and then all day Saturday and Sunday. Duties include answering calls from hospice RNs regarding care of patients on the hospice census (average patients 280–315).  Aid with symptom management and prescribing medications/pain medications titration.  Evaluate medical records to determine hospice eligibility.  Provide clear communication with ER staff, hospitalist, and palliative care inpatient team regarding coordination of patient care if patient needs to be admitted to the hospital for needs that cannot be met outside the hospital.   

Board certified or board eligible in hospice or palliative medicine is preferred but not required.  Prior hospice or palliative care experience highly desirable. Will consider candidates with strong geriatric/senior care experience. 

We believe outstanding health care is delivered when we merge the science and intellect of medicine with the compassion, spirit and humanity of our hearts. We refer to this as “Head + Heart, Together,” and it exists to inspire constant improvement and lasting success. We achieve this by partnering with patients and families in everything from care decisions to service and facility design. As we work together as a unified team, we engage patients, families and the community, and put them at the center of everything we do.

Park Nicollet Health Services, which includes Park Nicollet Clinic and Methodist Hospital, has been repeatedly recognized nationally for quality improvement and care activities. Park Nicollet Clinic is one of the largest multispecialty clinics in the United States, with over 700 clinicians providing care in 45 medical/surgical specialties and subspecialties. The Twin Cities are vibrant communities with excellent schools, parks, lakes, theater, professional sports and an international airport.

For immediate consideration, please email CV to Missy Fisher, Clinician Recruitment, Park Nicollet Health Services, Melissa.fisher@parknicollet.com or apply on line at www.parknicollet.com/careers.  For more information call Missy at (952) 993-6025.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.