Advanced Practice Provider - Hospice- PRN

SEP Summit Medical Group, Inc.; Summit Hills Heights (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

SEP Summit Medical Group, Inc. is seeking a part-time Hospice Advanced Practice Provider in Edgewood, KY to join a growing team with strong support from St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

The role offers weekend shifts (12-16 hours) with rounding on the inpatient unit and on-call coverage during an 8-hour day. The APR will perform face-to-face visits for eligibility, symptom management, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and medical director.

Qualifications

• Active KY state NP licensure required.
• Minimum 1 year hospice or palliative nursing experience.
• Strong knowledge of anatomy, pharmacology, and pathophysiology.
• Excellent observation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to provide face-to-face visits and on-call hospice care.

Responsibilities

• Provide hospice care with face-to-face visits for eligibility assessments.
• Collaborate with hospice medical director for recertification decisions.
• Coordinate patient care with the interdisciplinary team.
• Ensure symptom management through interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Develop and review treatment protocols based on evidence-based literature.
• Consult with collaborating physician for plans of care outside standard practice.
• Provide expert on-call hospice care when needed.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 0 Job Description: Part-time Hospice Advanced Practice Provider Join our growing, well-respected team with the full support of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, an award-winning hospital system.

Position Highlights:

Schedule: 12-16 hours per weekend. Location: Edgewood, rounding on the inpatient unit and taking calls during an 8-hour day.

Responsibilities:

Provide exceptional hospice care, including face-to-face visits for eligibility assessments, symptom management, and consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and medical director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete hospice face-to-face visits before the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and local coverage determinations.
• Collaborate with the hospice medical director to provide clinical information for recertification decisions.
• Coordinate and oversee patient care in consultation with the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Ensure appropriate symptom management through interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Develop and review treatment protocols, proposing interventions based on evidence-based literature.
• Consult with the collaborating physician for plans of care outside standardized practice.

On-Call Responsibilities:

• Provide expert on-call hospice care, addressing patient needs as they arise.

Required:

• Current state licensure in KY for scope of practice.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum of one (1) year of hospice or palliative nursing experience.
• Strong clinical knowledge in areas such as advanced anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and clinical decision-making.
• Excellent observation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with community resources and health promotion principles.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 451 physicians, 244 advanced practice providers and more than 2,200 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores.

St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 364,000 patients in our more than 165 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence.

St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best. Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values the diversity of our associates.

About St. Elizabeth: St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers and more than 2,000 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores.

St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 409,000 patients in our more than 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence. St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best. Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest and most respected medical providers in the Northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region. Together with St. Elizabeth Physicians, the affiliated multi-specialty physician and advanced practice provider organization, we are transforming healthcare through innovative treatments, cutting-edge technology and a heart for our community.

We're right here, sharing one mission: to improve the health of the people we serve.