Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care Specialist

Optum; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 131,809,000 - 197,713,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart N Home Hospice, part of the LHC Group within the Optum family, invites you to join a team dedicated to compassionate end-of-life care. As a Hospice Nurse Practitioner, you will provide consultation in palliative care, symptom management and supportive care.

You will coordinate plans of care, document clinical progress, collaborate with the Hospice Medical Director and other clinicians, and guide patients and families in self-care when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Active unrestricted license in the state of residence.
• Current certification as a clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice.
• Current certification by a national body such as ANCC, NBCHPN, or AANP.
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Makes face-to-face encounter visits within prescribed time limits to qualifying Hospice patients and reports clinical findings to the Hospice Medical Director.
• Consults with the Hospice Medical Director as needed, informs primary physician of recommended services, and collaborates with other physicians as needed.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care. Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care. Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care.
• Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition. Reports patient condition and any identified needs/issues to Administrator and Hospice Medical Director.

Skills

Nursing license

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Driver's license

Job description

Heart N Home Hospice, part of the LHC Group within the Optum family, invites you to join a team dedicated to compassionate end-of-life care. As a Hospice Nurse Practitioner, you will provide consultation in palliative care, symptom management and supportive care.

You will coordinate plans of care, document clinical progress, collaborate with the Hospice Medical Director and other clinicians, and guide patients and families in self-care when appropriate.