Hospice NP: Compassionate End-of-Life Care

UnitedHealth Group; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

Amedisys, part of UnitedHealth Group, is hiring a Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner to deliver compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care at home. You will assess needs, manage symptoms, and support patients and families alongside an interdisciplinary hospice team.

Responsibilities include communicating updates to the team, performing assessments, coordinating diagnostics, making referrals, and actively participating in team conferences. Pay ranges hourly based on full-time equivalence.

Qualifications

• Current and unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the assigned state.
• 1+ year NP or 1 year hospice RN in last 3 years.
• Authority to practice as NP in the state of service.
• Authority to prescribe as NP in the state of service.
• Medicare billing privileges as NP.
• Must meet state-specific collaborative requirements with physician.
• State-required insurance for NP practice.

Responsibilities

• Communicate significant findings and changes in condition to clinical manager and interdiscinplinary team.
• Complete face-to-face encounters and assess disease-related changes, function decline, pain control and quality of life.
• Order and review labs, imaging, and other diagnostics for palliation and document treatment plans.
• Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by patient needs.
• Participate actively in interdisciplinary team conferences.

Skills

Nurse practitioner license

Hospice experience

Medicare billing knowledge

CPR certification

Education

Nurse Practitioner degree

Job description

Amedisys, part of UnitedHealth Group, is hiring a Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner to deliver compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care at home. You will assess needs, manage symptoms, and support patients and families alongside an interdisciplinary hospice team.

Responsibilities include communicating updates to the team, performing assessments, coordinating diagnostics, making referrals, and actively participating in team conferences. Pay ranges hourly based on full-time equivalence.