Job Description

Hospice Nurse Practitioner

What You Must Have:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current State licensure and CPR certification
• Certification in a specialist area preferred; {e.g. Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN), Pediatrics or Geriatrics).
• Master's degree with a minimum of one (1) year Nurse Practitioner experience and a minimum of one (1) year hospice or palliative care experience preferred.
• Current Driver's License, reliable transportation, and provide ongoing valid and current auto liability insurance

Full Time Employee Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Mileage reimbursement

What You Will Do:

• Provides medical care, palliates and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating physician.
• Completes history and physical examinations, by evaluating the patient's medical condition and health history, ordering and interpreting results from laboratory and diagnostic tests or procedures, diagnosing health conditions and documents the findings in the patient's medical record.
• Manages health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications and/or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care services.
• Makes recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice care.
• Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
• Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
• Consults the collaborating physician when the patient's plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.

Locally owned and operated hospice care.
OUR MISSION:
“Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2

 
It is this Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, religion, military status, gender preference, sex, marital status, national origin or disability.

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