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Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Certification Reimbursement
Posted 22d ago
Apply by Jul 22
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive specialized palliative care to senior residents, focusing on serious illness conversations and expert symptom management. Collaborate with primary care teams and facility staff to establish goals of care and ensure high-quality end-of-life planning.
Requirements
Must hold current state RN and NP licensure, board certification in a nursing specialty, and both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Nursing. A minimum of 2 years of NP experience is strongly preferred, with a background in palliative or hospice care.
Full job description
At Curana Health, we're on a mission to radically improve the health, happiness, and dignity of older adults—and we're looking for passionate people to help us do it.
As a national leader in value-based care, we offer senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities a wide range of solutions (including on-site primary care services, Accountable Care Organizations, and Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans) proven to enhance health outcomes, streamline operations, and create new financial opportunities.
Founded in 2021, we've grown quickly—now serving 200,000+ seniors in 1,500+ communities across 32 states. Our team includes more than 1,000 clinicians alongside care coordinators, analysts, operators, and professionals from all backgrounds, all working together to deliver high-quality, proactive solutions for senior living operators and those they care for.
Ranked #147 on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, we're just getting started. If you're looking to make a meaningful impact on the senior healthcare landscape, you're in the right place—and we look forward to working with you.
For more information about our company, visit CuranaHealth.com.
Summary
Location: Based within multiple senior living facilities with travel between facilities within driving distance
The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive specialized care to senior living residents in long-term care, assisted living, and independent living settings. This position focuses on serious illness conversations, advanced care planning, and expert symptom management to improve the quality of life for residents and their families. This role involves collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure quality and effectiveness of the palliative care plan, with a focus on education to facility partners.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Our palliative care providers work directly with patients and their families on end of life matters as well as goals of care planning for the chronically ill
Functions independently to complete history and physical data on patients; performs complete physical exams; interprets and integrates data to determine appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan
Facilitates serious illness conversations with patients and their families to establish goals of care and document their preferences to ensure their choices are honored
Guide residents and families in completing advance directives, POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) forms, or other legal documentation
Works closely with Curana primary team and senior living facility staff to ensure no gaps in care and serve as a resource for education on palliative care principles and practices
Collaborates with Curana primary team in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients, acting as specialist for symptoms of advancing serious illness
Provides expert symptom management for pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, anxiety, and other distressing symptoms.
Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient needs
Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information accurately and efficiently
Instructs and educates patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions
Individual must become proficient in exercising autonomy in medical decision making and providing a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services
Qualifications
Must hold current state RN and NP licensure.
Must hold a current Board Certification in a Nursing Specialty/Field.
Must possess a minimum of a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Nursing from accredited Colleges or Universities.
Minimum of 2 years of Nurse Practitioner experience strongly preferred; palliative care or hospice background preferred.
ACHPN certification is preferred, but not required, with a willingness to complete within a year of employment. Curana will reimburse for certification costs.
Must possess knowledge of Nursing and clinical Nurse Practitioner critical thinking skills application to the aged, chronically ill, and convalescent resident.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills preferred.
Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills
Must possess traits of punctuality, organizational skills, and ability to function within a team.
A national leader in value-based care, Curana Health is on a mission to improve the health, happiness, and dignity of older adults across the country.
Founded in 2021, the organization offers senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities a wide range of solutions that are proven to enhance health outcomes, improve operational efficiency, and provide new financial opportunities aligned with high-quality care.
Through an integrated approach that includes a national medical group (providing on-site primary care services), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Curana Health supports 200,000+ seniors residing in 2,000+ senior living communities/skilled nursing facilities across 33 states.
Backed by state-of-the-art technologies, robust analytics, and strong partnerships, Curana Health aligns clinical excellence with financial performance, helping senior housing operators thrive in value-based care models while delivering meaningful results for their residents and patients.
To learn more, visit CuranaHealth.com.
A national leader in value-based care, Curana Health is on a mission to improve the health, happiness, and dignity of older adults across the country.
Founded in 2021, the organization offers senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities a wide range of solutions that are proven to enhance health outcomes, improve operational efficiency, and provide new financial opportunities aligned with high-quality care.
Through an integrated approach that includes a national medical group (providing on-site primary care services), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Curana Health supports 200,000+ seniors residing in 2,000+ senior living communities/skilled nursing facilities across 33 states.
Backed by state-of-the-art technologies, robust analytics, and strong partnerships, Curana Health aligns clinical excellence with financial performance, helping senior housing operators thrive in value-based care models while delivering meaningful results for their residents and patients.
To learn more, visit CuranaHealth.com.