Nurse Practitioner

Pennant Group; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennant Group is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive hospice services under the supervision of a collaborating physician. This role involves evaluating health histories, diagnosing conditions, and managing hospice care within patients' homes and communities.

You will perform physical assessments, coordinate with the hospice interdisciplinary team, and develop individualized plans of care in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and local coverage determinations.

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner with advanced graduate education and clinical training.
• Ability to evaluate health histories, diagnose conditions and manage hospice care.
• Experience delivering hospice services under physician supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care, evaluates and manages terminal illness under supervision.
• Completes history and physical examinations, orders and interprets tests, documents findings.
• Develops individualized plans of care, prescribes medications, coordinates hospice services.
• Performs hospice face-to-face visits and assesses eligibility with the hospice team.
• Advises on patient eligibility for certification/recertification and coordinates care.
• Reviews and oversees patient care with the hospice interdisciplinary team.
• Ensures symptom control through collaboration with team members.
• Reviews and develops treatment protocols and proposes interventions with the physician.
• Consults the physician when plan of care is outside standard practice.

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Nurse Practitioner is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive hospice services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of a collaborating physician. He / She provides hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, management of health problems by directing and developing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments, coordinating and collaborating with patients, families and other healthcare practitioners. Under the supervision of a physician, the nurse practitioner visits patients, completes physical assessments, performs face to face assessments and evaluates hospice eligibility as assigned in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team. The nurse practitioner builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the need of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Care

1. 1.Provides medical care, palliates and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating physician.
2. 2.Completes history and physical examinations, by evaluating the patient’s medical condition and health history, ordering and interpreting results from laboratory and diagnostic tests or procedures, diagnosing health conditions and documents the findings in the patient’s medical record.
3. 3.Manages health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications and / or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care services.
4. 4.Completes the hospice face to face visit requirements prior to the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess hospice eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and the local coverage determinations. Provides clinical information to the hospice medical director for interpretation for eligibility for hospice recertification.
5. 5.Makes recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice care.
6. 6.Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
7. 7.Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
8. 8.Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
9. 9.Consults the collaborating physician when the patient’s plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.