Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Angels Care Hospice; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Angels Care Hospice seeks a compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Omaha, NE. Under physician supervision, you will visit patients, conduct physical assessments, and evaluate hospice eligibility as part of the interdisciplinary care plan.

You will collaborate with physicians and staff to implement treatment plans, manage symptoms, and support families with education and counseling. Experience in hospice or palliative care is preferred, with Nebraska NP licensing in good standing.

Qualifications

• Active Nebraska NP license and board certification.
• Experience in hospice or palliative care preferred.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care and palliation for terminally ill patients under physician supervision.
• Perform history and physical examinations and hospice eligibility assessments.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary hospice team and other providers.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on care plans and hospice processes.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Licensed NP in Nebraska

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.