Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Azza HealthCare Agency; East Glastonbury (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Azza HealthCare Agency seeks a dedicated hospice clinician to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses in the East Glastonbury area. You will perform eligibility and recertification visits, assess needs, and guide symptom management to improve comfort and quality of life.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team, coordinate transitions across settings, and support patients and families with education and resources while ensuring

Qualifications

• Proven ability to assess patients and communicate clearly with families.
• Ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team.
• Competence with hospice eligibility and certification processes.
• Commitment to accurate, compliant clinical documentation.
• Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in life-limiting illness settings.

Responsibilities

• Perform eligibility and recertification visits to support appropriate hospice services.
• Assess patient needs and guide symptom management to improve comfort and quality of life.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate comprehensive care.
• Coordinate care transitions and ensure continuity across settings.
• Support patients and families with education, resources, and compassionate communication.
• Complete accurate, compliant clinical documentation.
• Provide assigned on-call coverage to address urgent care needs.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Hospice eligibility processes

Documentation quality

Job description

Role Summary

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered hospice care for individuals with serious, life-limiting illnesses. Perform eligibility and recertification visits, assess patient needs, and provide guidance for effective symptom management.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct eligibility and recertification visits to support appropriate hospice services.
• Guide symptom assessment and management to improve comfort and quality of life.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate comprehensive care.
• Coordinate care transitions and ensure continuity across settings.
• Support patients and families with education, resources, and compassionate communication.
• Complete accurate, compliant clinical documentation.
• Provide assigned on-call coverage to address urgent care needs.

Qualifications & Skills

Strong clinical assessment and patient communication skills, ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team, competence in hospice eligibility processes, and commitment to high-quality documentation and patient-focused care.