Hospice APRN: Palliative Care Leader (PRN)

Community Hospice; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Hospice in Gainesville seeks an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to deliver expert palliative and hospice care in collaboration with physicians and a clinical team. The APRN will assess patients, guide care goals, prescribe treatments, and support transitions of care across settings.

Responsibilities include education of staff and families about palliative care, documentation, and contributing to interdisciplinary team discussions and on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Expertise in charting, history taking, and documentation practices.
• Knowledge of health education methods, clinical operations, and medical procedures.
• Proficient in diagnosis, treatment planning, and symptom management.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and prioritize complex tasks and data.
• Comfortable with public speaking, leadership, and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical expertise in pain and symptom management, including terminal prognosis evaluation.
• Act as attending provider in hospice contracts in collaboration with hospice physician.
• Coordinate admissions and discharges for hospice beds, including review of terminal diagnoses.
• Assess patient conditions, develop care plans, implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
• Conduct patient and family assessments, ensuring readiness for transition to hospice or home settings.
• Perform physical exams, diagnostic testing, treatment, follow-up, and consultations.
• Prescribe and administer medications and other therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with hospice/palliative physicians, attending physicians, and interdisciplinary team.
• Support patients and families in clarifying care goals and end-of-life decisions.
• Maintain accurate medical records for compliance and reimbursement.
• Ensure informed consent documentation, including CPR and DNR discussions.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and on-call rotations.
• Educate internal staff and community members on palliative and hospice care.
• Coordinate inpatient APRN assignments and support departmental functions.

Job description

Community Hospice in Gainesville seeks an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to deliver expert palliative and hospice care in collaboration with physicians and a clinical team. The APRN will assess patients, guide care goals, prescribe treatments, and support transitions of care across settings.

Responsibilities include education of staff and families about palliative care, documentation, and contributing to interdisciplinary team discussions and on-call coverage.