Nurse Practitioner (NP) for Hospice

Deercreekseniorliving; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Excell Home Care & Hospice in Oklahoma City seeks a Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive hospice services under physician supervision. You will evaluate health histories, diagnose conditions, and direct plans of care for patients in homes and communities.

The role emphasizes coordination with families and the hospice interdisciplinary team, maintaining documentation and adherence to Medicare/Medicaid guidelines, with a focus on compassionate, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Advanced graduate education and clinical training as a Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care and manages terminal illnesses under supervision of a collaborating physician.
• Completes physical assessments and evaluates hospice eligibility.
• Maintains accurate clinical notes and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.

Job description

Celebrating 30 years in 2026! At Excell, our legacy is built on providing life-changing services to Oklahomans every day. As we celebrate 30 years of excellence, we invite you to become part of a milestone that honors our past while shaping our future. Here, you're more than an employee. You're an advocate, a caregiver, a trusted partner, and a source of hope for patients, families, and healthcare partners throughout our community. We aren't just filling a position. We're looking for a team member who wants to help shape our culture, support our growth, and make a lasting difference for patients and families. At Excell, you can expand on your "why" and join a team committed to creating a workplace defined by compassion, service, and purpose. Live your passion and commitment to exceptional care and help build the next chapter of our story.

JOB 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. The Nurse Practitioner provides hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, and 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.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Care

• Provides medical care, palliates and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating physician.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Makes recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice care.
• Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
• Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
• Consults the collaborating physician when the patient’s plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.
• Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to create, review and revise the patient’s plan of care.
• Consults with the patient’s attending physician, the hospice medical director and other healthcare practitioners regarding the patient’s eligibility for hospice care, ongoing care needs and medical management related to the patient’s terminal condition.
• Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.
• Attends and participates in hospice interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes, physical examination notes, assessment visit notes, medical orders, collaboration notes and other documentation in the medical record.
• Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, psychological problems, and spiritual problems in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team to meet the total needs of patients.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to identify the goals of care and meet the care needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
• Serves as a nursing resource for consultation and educations to members of the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners in the community.
• Establishes, builds and nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.

Additional Duties

• Maintains knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal rules and regulations for hospice services
• Ensures compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation and other state regulations govern the provision of healthcare.
• Complies with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements in accordance with federal, state and organizational policies.
• Participates in organizational monitoring of the quality of medical services and quality improvement initiatives.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth.
• Develops, maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance at seminars, conferences and participation in continuing education and inservice classes.
• Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted assignments.
• Demonstrate knowledge in communication and counseling patient/family in dealing with end-of-life issues.

Communication

• Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to create, review and revise the patient’s plan of care.
• Consults with the patient’s attending physician, the hospice medical director and other healthcare practitioners regarding the patient’s eligibility for hospice care, ongoing care needs and medical management related to the patient’s terminal condition.
• Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.
• Attends and participates in hospice interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes, physical examination notes, assessment visit notes, medical orders, collaboration notes and other documentation in the medical record.
• Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, psychological problems, and spiritual problems in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team to meet the total needs of patients.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to identify the goals of care and meet the care needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
• Serves as a nursing resource for consultation and educations to members of the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners in the community.
• Establishes, builds and nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.

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.

EXCELL's mission is to provide the highest quality of genuine care for our clients and their families. Excell provides seamless, team‑oriented, collaborative and coordinated services for its patients. Excell is dedicated to providing safe, individualized, comprehensive and excellent quality of genuine care for its patients and their families. Excell is committed to helping adults maintain their comfort, independence and dignity at home or in their place of residence, no matter how small or great the need may be.

Based in Oklahoma City and operating in various counties throughout the state, Excell Home Care & Hospice is Medicare certified and licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. We provide services in OKC metro areas and surrounding areas.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.