Nurse Practitioner – Palliative Care

Agape Care Group North Charleston, SC 29405, US

Overview

Join Our Team as a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Do you value the time you spend with patients? Are you committed to providing quality, compassionate care? We are looking for nurse practitioners who are committed to creating meaningful patient experiences.

As a hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner, you’ll provide patients with diagnosis, treatment, and care under the supervision of a physician. In this role, you’ll focus on providing palliative care. Most importantly, you’ll assist families along their health care journeys with love and compassion.

And just like all of our team members, our nurse practitioners have access to our supportive leadership team and professional development opportunities with plenty of room for advancement.

We’re Offering Even More Great Benefits When You Join Our Team!

Tuition Reimbursement
Immediate Access to Paid Time Off
Employee Referral Program Bonus Eligibility
Matching 401K
Annual Merit Increases
Years of Service Award Bonuses
Pet Insurance
Financial and Legal Assistance Program
Mental Health and Counseling Programs
Dental and Orthodontic Coverage
Vision Insurance
Health Care with Low Premiums
$500 Matching Health Savings Account
Short-term and Long-term Disability
Access to Virtual Health & Wellness
Fertility Assistance Program

About Agape Care Group
As a regional leader in hospice and palliative care, Agape Care Group proudly serves patients through its family of care providers — Agape Care South Carolina, Georgia Hospice Care, Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in North Carolina, and ACG Hospice in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Virginia. The company’s employees are committed to serving with love those touched by an advanced illness, providing comfort and support through compassionate care and meaningful experiences. At any location within our company, you'll find a career that means something. You'll not only have the opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference, but you'll also be part of an inclusive, respectful work environment filled with peers who have answered the call to care for others.

Our Company Mission
Our mission is to serve with love, providing comfort and support through compassionate care and meaningful experiences. For our team members, these aren’t empty words. In every interaction, no matter how big or small, we’re dedicated to providing a superior experience for patients facing life-limiting illnesses and their families.

Essential Functions

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Qualifications

A heart to serve patients and families and a passion for providing the best possible care
Education: Graduate of an accredited masters, post masters, or doctoral nursing program with formal preparation as a Nurse Practitioner.
Licensure: Current unencumbered licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with designation as a Nurse Practitioner. Current prescriptive authority with full DEA privileges. Must achieve and maintain national certification in the Nurse Practitioner specialty
Experience: 2 years experience within the last 5 years in chronic disease management/long-term care. Hospice and/or Palliative background preferred.
Required: Reliable transportation. Ability to sit, stand, bend, move intermittently and lift at least 80-100 lbs.

We’ve worked hard to build a caring culture of integrity, communication, diversity and positive experiences, and we’d love for you to join our family.

*Pay is determined by years of experience and location.

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