Hospice NP — Home-Based Palliative Care Leader

Advisacare 2; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

AdvisaCare Hospice and Palliative Care Program is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the team and provide in-home hospice care to patients in Michigan. This role focuses on comprehensive assessments, collaborative care planning, and coordination with the Interdisciplinary Team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care for elderly and seriously ill patients.

The NP will evaluate patients in their homes, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications as appropriate, document care, and

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner in Michigan required.
• Minimum of one-year experience in a Medicare-certified home health/hospice agency preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of home health nursing/hospice and/or outpatient services preferred.
• Willing and able to meet the agency need to support hospice Medical Director/designee.
• Understanding of performance improvement with the ability to communicate and operationalize performance improvement initiatives at the departmental and organizational level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgement, effective organizational, prioritization and follow-through skills, attention to detail, tact, dependability, emotional intelligence, ability to maintain confidentiality and promote positive, constructive relationships with communication and collaboration at all levels required.
• Positive, professional interpersonal skills.
• Meets health requirements demanded of all clinical/field staff who provide service through the agency.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and urgent assessments in patients' home environments.
• Conducts medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment.
• Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory and radiology tests within scope of professional practice.
• Prescribes medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed.
• Orders treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.
• Prepares and maintains accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.

Skills

NP license Michigan

Home health experience

Hospice care experience

Medical records

Collaborative practice

Education

Nurse Practitioner degree

Job description

AdvisaCare Hospice and Palliative Care Program is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the team and provide in-home hospice care to patients in Michigan. This role focuses on comprehensive assessments, collaborative care planning, and coordination with the Interdisciplinary Team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care for elderly and seriously ill patients.

The NP will evaluate patients in their homes, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications as appropriate, document care, and