Nurse Practitioner

VITAS Healthcare; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Gainesville, Florida is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join their team. This role involves recording physical findings, formulating care plans, and collaborating with a healthcare team to provide the best patient care.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in hospice or home health and must hold a State licensure. Responsibilities include monitoring patient progress and lifting patients as required. Join VITAS to make a difference in patient lives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in hospice, home health, or community health.
• Ability to assist in lifting and transferring patients as needed.
• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, and perform physical tasks throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Record physical findings and formulate patient care plans.
• Discuss cases with healthcare professionals to prepare care plans.
• Prescribe or recommend treatments for patients.
• Monitor patient progress and report to supervising physician.
• Collaborate with hospice employees and volunteers.

Skills

Hospice experience

Patient care planning

Collaboration with healthcare team

Ability to lift objects over 20 pounds

Education

Completion of accredited Nurse Practitioner program

State licensure

Job description

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.
• Has the ability to work collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an IDT.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates must have a minimum of (2) years experience in hospice, home health or community health in the past five (5) years.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to assist in lifting and transferring patients as required.
• Lift objects in excess of 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee will be required to stand or walk in excess of one hour per day, talk, hear, sit, stoop, kneel and crouch as needed.

Education

• Requires completion of accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• State licensure is also required.

Special Instructions to Candidates

• EOE/AA M/F/D/V