Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Gentiva; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gentiva in Austin, Texas is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to serve in a dual Hospice and Palliative Care role. You will provide comprehensive care across the continuum of serious illness, supporting patients in both hospice and palliative settings with autonomy and collaboration.

You will perform patient management visits and hospice F2F encounters for eligibility certification and recertification, collaborate with physicians and IDG/IDT, coordinate care across home and facility settings, and

Qualifications

• MSN or higher from an accredited program.
• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Minimum of two years of Nurse Practitioner experience preferred.
• Experience in hospice, palliative care, oncology, geriatrics, family/adult medicine, home health, or acute care preferred.
• Experience with Part B billing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete all visit types for patients on services, including hospice F2F visits within CMS timeframes.
• Collaborate with IDG/IDT to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care.
• Coordinate patient Plan of Care with PCP/Attending Providers and specialists.
• Perform in-depth patient assessments across physical, emotional, functional, and psychosocial domains.
• Support individualized care plans with patients, families, and caregivers.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication with families

Regulatory compliance

Education

MSN or higher

NP program completion

Part B billing knowledge

Tools

EMR systems

Epic EMR

Job description

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner will serve in a dual Hospice and Palliative Care role. In this position, they will provide comprehensive, patient-centered care across the continuum of serious illness, supporting patients in both palliative and hospice settings. The role includes a blend of hospice and palliative responsibilities with flexibility based on patient census and program needs.

The Nurse Practitioner will deliver advanced clinical care, perform patient management visits and hospice Face-to-Face (F2F) encounters for eligibility certification and recertification, and partner closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, compliant, and compassionate care. This role blends autonomy with collaboration, allowing you to guide patients and families through complex medical decision-making, symptom management, and end-of-life care.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions of Position

Clinical Management

• Complete all visit types for patients on services, including Medicare-required hospice Face-to-Face (F2F) visits within CMS established regulatory timeframes, History & Physical/Initial Comprehensive visits, Problem-focused Symptom Management visits, Admission visits, Goals of Care discussions, and routine follow up visits.
• Collaborate with Hospice and Palliative Medical Directors and interdisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with Primary Care Provider (PCP)/Attending Provider and specialists (if applicable) to coordinate patient Plan of Care
• Perform in-depth patient assessments, including physical, emotional, functional, and psychosocial evaluations.
• Support individualized care plans in partnership with the patients, families, caregivers, and IDG/IDT.
• Assist with and/or manage all aspects of patient care including diagnosis, acute and chronic symptoms, treatment, medication management, assessments, longitudinal serious illness support, quality-of-life optimization, and consultations, while reducing avoidable or unnecessary acute care utilization.
• Prescribe medications and treatments, including controlled substances, as permitted by state law and federal regulation and within defined parameters of Independent Practice or a Collaborative Practice Agreement.
• Order and interpret laboratory and other diagnostic tests within the state defined scope of practice and Collaborative Practice Agreement.
• Facilitate goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and level of care transitions when appropriate.
• Coordinate care across settings, including home, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living.
• Initiate referrals to supportive services and community resources as needed.
• Utilize Local Coverage Determination (LCD) criteria to support hospice eligibility and recertification.
• Document clinical findings accurately and attest F2F encounters in the medical record in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Communicate findings, treatment plans, diagnostics, and medication reviews with IDG/IDT.
• Provide clinical recommendations to the interdisciplinary group (IDG) based on assessment findings.
• Ensure alignment with Medicare, Medicaid, and accrediting body requirements (e.g., ACHC).
• Notify appropriate team members promptly of any barriers to completing scheduled visits.
• Provide patient care and visit coverage across multiple provider numbers, as needed and approved.
• Maintain comprehensive0 knowledge in the field of hospice and palliative care.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner effectively with physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other IDG/IDT members.
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, caregivers, and families.
• Support patients and families through serious illness and end-of-life transitions with empathy and clinical expertise.
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation.
• Adhere to all federal, state, and organizational regulations, including OSHA and hospice Conditions of Participation.
• Demonstrate understanding of hospice eligibility, documentation standards, and Part B billing practices (as applicable).

About You

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education/Experience:

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or higher from an accredited program.
• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Minimum of two years of Nurse Practitioner experience preferred.
• Experience in hospice, palliative care, oncology, geriatrics, family/adult medicine, home health, or acute care preferred.
• Experience with Part B billing preferred.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registration:

• Current RN license and Nurse Practitioner license/certification in state of practice.
• National NP certification (ANCC or AANP).
• Collaborative P