Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

The Adult Palliative Care service at Southeast Health is actively seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to enhance our interdisciplinary palliative care program. This position is supported by our Hospitalist physicians and Nurse Practitioners as well as a team of experienced case managers and a Spiritual Care Director. Ideal candidates will possess or be willing to obtain an ACHPN certification.

Practice Highlights:

• Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
• No call required and no weekends
• Deliver direct and indirect patient care for palliative care inpatients through comprehensive assessments and aggressive symptom and medication management
• Provide inpatient consultations in critical care, oncology, neurology, cardiology, and general medical and surgical units
• Collaborate with referring providers to coordinate a plan of care
• Conduct goals of care discussions with patients and families to align treatment choices with their wishes
• No outpatient responsibilities

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation dependent on experience
• $15,000 commencement payment
• Paid interviewing expenses
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance plans
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off for vacation and illness
• Annual allowances for professional fees and CME 
• Paid malpractice with tail coverage 

About Southeast Health:

• One of the largest not-for-profit tertiary referral centers in Alabama serving over 600,000 within a 75-mile radius
• 420 licensed bed facility
• 3,000+ dedicated employees
• 400+ active Medical Staff
• 16 member Anesthesia group and 30 CRNA's provide 24/7 in-house coverage
• 22 OR suites with 2 Endovascular suites and open heart suites
• Level 2 trauma center with EM residency trained physicians
• 1 of only 3 comprehensive stroke centers in Alabama with a dedicated lab for Cerebrovascular procedures
• 32-bed medical ICU
• Interventional cardiology, EP and radiology labs, lithotripsy, 3 MRIs (1 3- T), 3 CTs including a 64 slice CT and PET Scanner
• Robust IM Hospitalist program provides ED unassigned coverage, care for transfers, and inpatient consults
• The region’s only facility offering TAVR, EP Cardiology, and Watchman procedures
• Pain Management and Physiatry services provided through outpatient clinics on Southeast Health campus
• Comprehensive cancer network with clinics in Dothan, Enterprise, AL and Marianna, FL
• UAB Cancer Center affiliate
• The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is Alabama’s first Osteopathic medical school and the first in the U.S. to be developed by a regional medical center
• ACGME Internal Medicine Residency program as well as Transitional Year program

About Dothan:

• Ranked #1 small city for doctors by AdvisorSmith
• One of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in Alabama and is currently the 7th largest city in the state
• Less than 100 miles to the Emerald Coast beaches of Florida
• Average annual temperature is 66 degrees F
• Cost of living index is 92.8 vs national average of 100
• Dothan Regional Airport serviced by Delta Air Lines
• Over 20 miles of outdoor trails with nearby lakes and rivers
• Hosts a Robert Trent Jones Golf Course out of the Highland Oaks with other public and private golf courses and driving ranges nearby
• Ranked 10th in the country for the number of restaurants per square capita
• Recognized as a “Playful City” with 19 parks, 6 public swimming pools, a water park, and 47 tennis courts including a 20-court complex built to professional standards
• Medical hub of the Southeast, providing a plethora of specialty medical care options at 2 local hospitals and numerous private clinics