NP Provider Hospice & Palliative Care (Per Diem)

MJHS; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS seeks a Nurse Practitioner provider to staff palliative care consultation services in diverse settings, including nursing homes, hospitals, and community environments. The NP will assess patients, develop care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to relieve illness burden and improve quality of life.

Initial encounters guide ongoing visits; responsibilities include documentation, education, and on-call rotation support.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; Nurse Practitioner program graduation.
• New York State RN licensure required.
• Hospice/Palliative Care and/or Geriatric NP experience preferred.
• Ability to travel within the assigned geographic area.
• Strong communication, listening and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within an integrated health care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide hospice and palliative care consultation in nursing homes, hospitals or community settings.
• Develop and implement care plans with an interdisciplinary team.
• Perform initial patient encounters and follow-up visits as needed.
• Ensure timely, accurate and compliant documentation.
• Support hospice operations and educational initiatives.
• Coordinate resources and personnel for comprehensive care.

Skills

Communication

Teaching

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Critical thinking

Independent problem solving

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program

New York State RN licensure

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Per Diem rates:In-person initial visit $180In-person follow-up visit $100Telehealth follow-up visit $70Per diem coverage: The New Jewish Home in Manhattan and for community cases: Manhattan and Brooklyn. These geographies may change over time as census changes and as staff may be reassigned to different territories.MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees. Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provider is one of a group of MDs and NPs who staff palliative care consultation services that function as programs of MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care.

The NP Provider may work in a nursing home, hospital or community environment.

Specialist skills in symptom management, communication including goal setting discussions, and hospice eligibility review, and may work independently or as part of a treatment team.

Initial patient encounters are in response to consultation requests, and the initial consultation may be followed by one or more visits, as appropriate to the referral questions and status of the patient and family.

The care plan advanced by the NP Provider aims to prevent or mitigate illness burden for the patient and family.

Each encounter comports with best practices of specialist palliative care, including history-taking, appropriate examination, formulation and care planning, treatment recommendation or implementation, communication, and documentation.

Other responsibilities include developing quality initiatives, educating staff, and supporting hospice operations through participation in the provider on call rotation and performance of face to face encounters as needed.

Implements specialist palliative care consultation services as a provider.Maintains effective communication with referral sources.Performs timely, accurate and compliant documentation.

Identifies self- learning needs and outlines a plan for continuing education.

Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with referral sources, healthcare professionals, patients and family members.

Performs other clinical or administrative tasks consistent with professional scope of practice.

Performs other clinical or administrative tasks consistent with scope of practice from time to time, as requested by management.

• Master's degree in Nursing and Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program required.
• Minimum of 1-year clinical experience as a NP provider preferred.
• Hospice, Palliative Care and/or Geriatric nursing or NP experience preferred.
• New York State RN licensure, Certified Adult, Family, Gerontology, or Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner required.
• CPR-BLS and valid NYS Driver's license preferred.
• Hospice & Palliative Care certification strongly encouraged by year 2 of hire.
• Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the position.
• Ability to coordinate the resources and personnel involved in a comprehensive interdisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to travel within the assigned geographic area to provide patient care.
• Possess teaching, communication, and listening skills.
• Ability to work non-judgmentally with patient / family members of any culture, religion, socio-economic background or lifestyle.
• A high degree of accountability.
• Excellent communication, listening, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within an integrated health care team.
• Ability to demonstrate effective critical thinking skills.
• Ability to problem solve independently.