Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Preferred Hospice of Missouri; Ballwin (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Hospice of Missouri is seeking a compassionate Hospice Nurse Practitioner to join our team. You will perform regulated Face to Face visits to recertify the patient for hospice services, with documentation in a HIPAA-compliant EMR and collaboration with the Medical Director and Interdisciplinary Team.

You will manage a schedule based on patient cert periods, handle urgent visits as needed, and will receive mileage reimbursement for travel. Home care and hospice experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current Nurse Practitioner license and knowledge of hospice philosophy (KPS, PPS, FAST, etc.).
• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled Face to Face visits with patients in homes, assisted living, long-term care, etc.
• Document visits and clinical findings in a HIPAA-compliant EMR for the certifying physician.
• Work with Medical Director and Interdisciplinary Team to determine hospice eligibility.
• Occasionally perform urgent Face to Face visits for admissions.
• Maintain accurate medical documentation in HIPAA-compliant EMR.

Skills

Compassionate care

Strong communication

HIPAA compliance knowledge

Education

Nurse Practitioner license

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

Job description

Preferred Hospice is a well-established hospice with 5 offices across the state of Missouri including Columbia, St. Louis, Farmington, Dexter, and Ozark.

We are seeking a compassionate Hospice Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated team. In this role, you will perform regulated Face to Face visits to assist the Medical Director and Interdisciplinary Team to recertify the patient for hospice services.

This job is paid per visit with mileage reimbursement.

Duties

• Perform scheduled Face to Face visits with patients who live in private homes, assisted living facilities, long term care facilities, etc.

• You will receive a list of required visits for the month and have 30 days to complete them and document your visits.

• You make your own schedule as long as each visit is completed timely based on that patient's cert period dates.

• The clinical findings of that visit will be provided to the certifying physician, for use in determining whether the patient continues to have a life expectancy of 6 months or less, should the illness run its normal course

• Occasionally you would be called upon to do a Face to Face visit in the same/next day for an urgent admission.

• Maintain accurate medical documentation in compliance with HIPAA regulations via a web-based EMR.

Qualifications

• Current Nurse Practitioner license with a knowledge of hospice philosophy, KPS, PPS, FAST, etc preferred.

• Willing to train the right candidate.

• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems.

• Experience working in various settings including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care environments, or outpatient clinics.