Hospice NP: Palliative Care Clinician for Home-Based Support

Affinity Hospice Management LLC; Salem (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Affinity Hospice Management LLC is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide hospice care under physician supervision in Salem, Ohio. You will evaluate health histories, develop plans of care, prescribe medications, and coordinate with the hospice interdisciplinary team to meet patient and family needs in home and community settings.

Responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, completing face-to-face eligibility visits, guiding care plans, educating families, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current DEA license.
• Current nursing licensure in State and CPR certification.
• Master's degree with a minimum of one year Nurse Practitioner experience and a minimum of one year hospice or palliative care experience.
• Certification in a specialist area preferred; (e.g. Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN), Pediatrics or Geriatrics).
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skill, problem solving skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Develops an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications and/or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care services.
• Completes the hospice face to face visit requirements prior to the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess hospice eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and the local coverage determinations.
• Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, psychological problems, and spiritual problems in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to identify the goals of care and meet the care needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
• Serves as a nursing resource for consultation and educations to members of the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners in the community.
• Establishes, builds and nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Communication skills

DEA license

Driver with insured vehicle

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Nurse Practitioner Certification

Job description

Affinity Hospice Management LLC is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide hospice care under physician supervision in Salem, Ohio. You will evaluate health histories, develop plans of care, prescribe medications, and coordinate with the hospice interdisciplinary team to meet patient and family needs in home and community settings.

Responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, completing face-to-face eligibility visits, guiding care plans, educating families, and ensuring