Nurse Practitioner - Hospice

Providence at Home with Compassus; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence at Home with Compassus is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide palliative and hospice care across patient care settings. You will perform routine and emergency assessments, educate families, and collaborate with the PCP and interdisciplinary team to maintain comfort and quality of life. The role may involve on-call coverage and after-hours admissions.

The NP will work with the Medical Director and IDT to ensure adherence to standards and best practices in end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and emergency assessments, including recertification visits for patients entering the 3rd benefit period or beyond.
• Communicates with Medical Director, Attending Physician, DCS and IDT regarding findings and symptom management.
• Provides physical and emotional care to support the patient and family in crisis.
• Acts as attending practitioner for patients at admission, coordinating with patient, family, IDT and physician on symptom management and end-of-life care.
• Rotates into on-call schedule with physician backup for admissions.
• Performs routine and emergency outpatient assessments related to palliative care visits.
• Conducts bedside palliative care evaluations in the patient’s residence.

Job description

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner, if providing palliative care, cares for patients facing chronic, complex, and/or life‑threatening conditions at various locations within the flow of patient care. S/he provides assessments, disease and treatment education, and symptom management to meet the needs of palliative care patients and their families. The Hospice Nurse Practitioner helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping. S/he provides care and support in collaboration with the PCP and specialists; and ensures compliance with practice standards and codes. S/he must collaborate appropriately with the assigned Compassus Medical Director. The Hospice Nurse Practitioner, if providing hospice care, functions as an extension of the medical director for the assigned interdisciplinary team (IDT) and hospice physician to provide routine recertification and emergency assessments, educational, and evaluative services to meet the needs of patients and their families. S/he helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping. S/he may be required to provide both on call support and after‑hours emergency visits and/ or admissions.

Company

Providence at Home with Compassus

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner, if providing palliative care, cares for patients facing chronic, complex, and/or life‑threatening conditions at various locations within the flow of patient care. S/he provides assessments, disease and treatment education, and symptom management to meet the needs of palliative care patients and their families. The Hospice Nurse Practitioner helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping. S/he provides care and support in collaboration with the PCP and specialists; and ensures compliance with practice standards and codes. S/he must collaborate appropriately with the assigned Compassus Medical Director. The Hospice Nurse Practitioner, if providing hospice care, functions as an extension of the medical director for the assigned interdisciplinary team (IDT) and hospice physician to provide routine recertification and emergency assessments, educational, and evaluative services to meet the needs of patients and their families. S/he helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping. S/he may be required to provide both on call support and after‑hours emergency visits and/ or admissions.

Position Specific Responsibilities

• Performs routine and emergency assessments:
• Completes routine and emergency recertification visits on each patient entering their 3rd benefit period or beyond (including admissions and transfers).
• Completes routine and emergency assessments on each patient as indicated by departmental policy.
• Records observations, treatments, and other pertinent information.
• Communicates with Medical Director, Attending Physician, DCS and IDT as directed regarding findings from the visits and any measures to alleviate symptoms.
• Provides physical and emotional care to support the patient and family in period of crisis.
• Acts as the attending practitioner for patients who select them at admission, working with patient, family, IDT and physician on symptom management and an optimal end of life experience.
• Rotates into on call schedule when required with physician backup for admission certification.
• Prevents unwarranted hospitalizations by meeting patient and family needs in the home. In our programs that serve palliative care, the additional following outpatient responsibilities are needed:
• Performs routine and emergency assessments related to outpatient palliative care visits.
• Performs bedside palliative care patient/family evaluation in the patient’s place of residence.