Hospice Nurse Practitioner: Compassionate In-Home Patient Care

Angels Care Hospice; Nebraska; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Angels Care Hospice in Nebraska is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our hospice interdisciplinary team. Under physician supervision, you will assess patients, determine hospice eligibility, and provide high-quality medical care for those facing life-limiting illness.

You will perform physical assessments, support families, collaborate with other clinicians, and help develop care plans that respect patient autonomy and comfort goals.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Angels Care Hospice in Nebraska is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our hospice interdisciplinary team. Under physician supervision, you will assess patients, determine hospice eligibility, and provide high-quality medical care for those facing life-limiting illness.

You will perform physical assessments, support families, collaborate with other clinicians, and help develop care plans that respect patient autonomy and comfort goals.