Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Per Diem, Flexible Days

UnitedHealth Group; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

Amedisys, part of Optum, is hiring a Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner to deliver patient-centered end-of-life care at home. You will assess needs, manage symptoms, and support patients and families with an interdisciplinary team.

The role is PRN with days and flexible hours. Requires active NP license in the practice state, CPR, ability to practice and prescribe, Medicare billing privileges, and collaboration with physicians.

Qualifications

• Current and unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state of practice.
• Current CPR certification.
• Authority to practice as nurse practitioner in the state of services.
• Authority to prescribe as nurse practitioner in the state of services.
• Medicare billing privileges as NP.
• Medical insurance coverage as required by state law for NPs.
• Provide copy of active collaborating physician agreements and transferability details.

Responsibilities

• Communicate significant findings and changes in condition to the clinical manager and interdisciplinary team.
• Complete face-to-face encounters, assess disease progression, functional decline, and pain/symptom management.
• Order and review labs, imaging, and diagnostics for palliation and disease management; document plan and review results with clinician.
• Refer patients to other disciplines as needed.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner license

CPR certification

Full authority to practice as NP

Prescribe authority as NP

Medicare billing privileges

NPI/licensure insurance requirements

Collaborative practice agreements (NP/

Job description

Amedisys, part of Optum, is hiring a Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner to deliver patient-centered end-of-life care at home. You will assess needs, manage symptoms, and support patients and families with an interdisciplinary team.

The role is PRN with days and flexible hours. Requires active NP license in the practice state, CPR, ability to practice and prescribe, Medicare billing privileges, and collaboration with physicians.