Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Angels Care Hospice; Benkelman (NE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Angels Care Hospice is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide medical care, palliation, and terminal illness management under physician supervision. You will perform history and physical examinations, assess patient health, and support hospice eligibility determinations.

Collaborating with the hospice interdisciplinary team, you will develop plans of care, educate patients and families, and ensure safe, dignified end-of-life care.

Qualifications

• Provide medical care and palliation for terminal illness in a hospice setting.
• Perform history and physical examinations and assess health history.
• Coordinate with the hospice interdisciplinary team for eligibility and care plans.

Responsibilities

• Complete history and physical examinations and assess health history.
• Manage health conditions and terminal illnesses.
• Complete the hospice face-to-face visit requirements.
• Provide clinical information to the hospice medical director for eligibility determinations.
• Review and develop treatment protocols and propose options for interventions.

Skills

Patient assessment

Hospice care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Face-to-face assessment

Job description

Angels Care Hospice has a simple philosophy:WE SERVE PATIENTS.Over the past 20+ years, we have grown to be one of the largest Home Health Care providers, with over 80 locations located throughout the US.

Angels Care Hospice is Nationally Recognized as a ‘Great Place to Work’!

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of a physician, the nurse practitioner visits patients, completes physical assessments, performs face-to-face assessments, and evaluates hospice eligibility as assigned in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides medical care, palliates, and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act.
• Completes history and physical examinations by evaluating the patient’s medical condition and
  health history.
• Manages health conditions and terminal illnesses.
• Completes the hospice face to face visit requirements.
• Provides clinical information to the hospice medical director for interpretation for eligibility for hospice recertification.
• Makes recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice care.
• Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team, and other healthcare practitioners.
• Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions.

Communication Requirements:

• Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to create, review, and revise the patient’s plan of care.
• Consults with the patient’s attending physician, the hospice medical director, and other healthcare practitioners regarding the patient’s eligibility for hospice care.
• Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.
• Attends and participates in hospice interdisciplinary group meetings as needed.
• Educates & counsels patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, psychological problems, and spiritual problems.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Establishes, builds, and nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration foremploymentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.