Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Angels Care Hospice; Lubbock (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Angels Care Hospice seeks a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join our home-based hospice team. Under physician supervision, you will conduct physical assessments, determine hospice eligibility, and participate in interdisciplinary care planning with the team.

You will provide palliative medical care, review patient health histories, coordinate with doctors and nurses, educate families, and support compassionate end-of-life care in patients' homes across the region.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Texas.
• Experience in hospice or palliative care preferred.
• Ability to assess, diagnose and manage patients in home hospice settings.
• Strong communication with patients, families and the hospice team.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients under physician supervision and perform physical assessments.
• Evaluate hospice eligibility in consultation with the interdisciplinary team.
• Complete hospice face-to-face visits and document findings.
• Develop and revise care plans for pain and symptom management.
• Educate families and coordinate care with other healthcare practitioners.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Hospice care

Patient communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MSN or DNP

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

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.