Big Sky Home Health, Palliative & Hospice·Missoula, Montana
The Nurse Practitioner provides clinical support and primary care services across various settings including homes and facilities. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes, perform comprehensive evaluations, and manage chronic disease care plans.
Provider Services Nurse Practitioner (NP) (Servicing Bitterroot Valley)
Our Mission To Provide Life-Changing Service Our Core Values - CAPLICO Celebration We love to celebrate successes and make work fun.
Accountability We hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Passion for Learning Ongoing training and innovation are a part of our DNA. Love One Another We strive to see and treat each other as people whose interests matter as much as our own.
Intelligent Risk Taking We trust your judgment. Be innovative. Be entrepreneurial.
Customer Second In order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we put our employees first.
Ownership We reward and support our employees who treat this organization as if they owned it.
I. JOB SUMMARY The Provider Services Nurse Practitioner (NP) at Big Sky Home Health & Hospice plays a vital role in supporting the organization’s mission of providing life‑changing service by helping patients receive primary care services as they navigate a complex medical system. This role focuses on clinical service delivery, provider support, care coordination, and operational excellence across Big Sky's care continuum.
The Provider Services NP collaborates closely with the Executive Director, clinical leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high‑quality, cost‑effective, timely, and compliant care delivery. All services are provided within the NP’s scope of practice and aligned with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
II.
Under the supervision of the Executive Director, provide clinical support and services that promote safe, effective, and efficient healthcare delivery across Big Sky's service lines as a primary care physician. Support operational clinical workflows, provider services initiatives, and care coordination efforts to ensure continuity and quality of care. Deliver clinical services as appropriate via in‑person visits, telephone, or telehealth encounters across multiple care settings, including residential, facility‑based, and home environments. Serve as a clinical resource to interdisciplinary teams, supporting evidence‑based practice, quality improvement initiatives, and best‑practice standards. Perform comprehensive patient evaluations including history taking, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing medications, patient education, and evaluation of care outcomes. Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, care coordinators, and operational leaders to optimize patient outcomes and service delivery. Ensure compliance with state‑specific standards of practice for Nurse Practitioners and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Document clinical findings, assessments, and care plans accurately, thoroughly, and timely in the electronic medical record. Maintain strict patient confidentiality and safeguard protected health information at all times. Participate in provider services initiatives, clinical protocol development, and quality assurance activities as assigned. Maintain a safe working environment for self, patients, families, and staff by following infection control standards and utilizing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Engage collaboratively with internal teams and external partners including healthcare providers, community resources, patients, and family members. Represent Big Sky Home Health & Hospice professionally at all times, fostering a cooperative and respectful work environment through tact, diplomacy, and a positive attitude. Demonstrate professionalism by being reliable, autonomous, accountable, and adaptable to changing clinical and operational needs. Manage workload effectively, prioritize responsibilities appropriately, and utilize work time productively. Maintain humility, openness to feedback, and willingness to accept coaching, constructive criticism, or corrective action when necessary.
*This job description reflects the general nature and level of work performed and is not a comprehensive list of all responsibilities. Additional job‑related duties may be assigned as needed.
V. WORKING ENVIRONMENT X Blood & Bodily Fluids X Latex X Medicinal Preparations X Tuberculosis (TB) X Hazardous Drugs X High‑Risk Medications X Infectious and Contagious Diseases X Exposure to varying weather conditions X Unpredictable risks in patient environments X Odors and Chemicals
hearing, talking, vision, depth perception, touch, and smell.
Ability to maintain stable posture and mobility with hands free for routine and emergent patient care Cardiovascular and physical endurance Ability to work extended hours as necessary Physical Demand Classification:
Medium: up to 50 lbs maximum, 25 lbs frequent, 10 lbs occasional Activity Requirements (may include):
Sitting, standing, walking Bending, kneeling, squatting Reaching above and below shoulder level Pushing/pulling objects Repetitive hand movements (typing, documentation, device use)
VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I have read and understand the requirements and responsibilities outlined in this job description. I accept this position and agree to perform all essential functions safely and in accordance with Finding Home’s policies and procedures. I understand that my employment is at‑will and may be terminated by either party at any time, with or without notice.
This position consistently supports and promotes compliance with the Code of Conduct by maintaining confidentiality, protecting organizational assets, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non‑compliance, and adhering to all applicable laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and organizational policies.
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.
Market context
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