Hospice Nurse Practitioner: Leading Patient-Centered Care

Affinity Health Management; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CONTINUUM CARE HOSPICE is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive hospice services under a collaborating physician. You will perform history and physicals, assess patients, develop individualized care plans, prescribe medications, and coordinate with the hospice team to deliver home-based care.

Under state Nurse Practice Act supervision, you will evaluate hospice eligibility, maintain clinical documentation, educate families, and ensure symptom control while collaborating with an

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in Florida.
• Current prescribing authority.
• Experience in hospice or palliative care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hospice medical care and symptom management.
• Perform history and physical examinations.
• Develop and manage an individualized plan of care.
• Coordinate and communicate with patients, families and the interdisciplinary team.
• Complete hospice face-to-face visits as required.

Skills

Advanced nursing practice

Collaborative care

Education

Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or higher

Job description

CONTINUUM CARE HOSPICE is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive hospice services under a collaborating physician. You will perform history and physicals, assess patients, develop individualized care plans, prescribe medications, and coordinate with the hospice team to deliver home-based care.

Under state Nurse Practice Act supervision, you will evaluate hospice eligibility, maintain clinical documentation, educate families, and ensure symptom control while collaborating with an