Hospice Palliative Care NP - Collaborative Impact

VITAS Healthcare; Center Square (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Center Square, PA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our hospice team. You will assess patients, record physical findings, formulate care plans and prognosis, and discuss cases with physicians to prepare comprehensive patient care plans.

Requirements include completion of an accredited NP program and state licensure. Candidates must have at least two years of hospice, home health, or community health experience in the past five years and be able to lift objects and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in hospice, home health or community health in the past five years.

Responsibilities

• Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
• Discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment.
• Monitors and maintains progress of patients and reports progress to supervising physician.
• Collaborates with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an IDT.

Education

Nurse Practitioner program

State licensure

Job description

VITAS Healthcare in Center Square, PA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our hospice team. You will assess patients, record physical findings, formulate care plans and prognosis, and discuss cases with physicians to prepare comprehensive patient care plans.

Requirements include completion of an accredited NP program and state licensure. Candidates must have at least two years of hospice, home health, or community health experience in the past five years and be able to lift objects and