Nurse Practitioner

Vitas Healthcare Corporation; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitas Healthcare Corporation seeks a Nurse Practitioner for hospice care in Walnut Creek, California. You will assess patients, develop care plans, and coordinate with physicians to ensure high-quality treatment and prognosis based on patient conditions.

The role requires state licensure and completion of an accredited NP program, with at least two years in hospice or related fields. The position emphasizes collaboration with the care team and adherence to IDT guidelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in hospice, home health or community health in the past 5 years.
• Regularly required to assist in lifting and transferring patients.
• Lift objects in excess of 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Stand or walk in excess of one hour per day; talk, hear, sit, stoop, kneel and crouch as needed.

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.

Education

Accredited Nurse Practitioner program

State licensure

Job description

• 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