Nurse Practitioner (NP), Per-Diem

Providence Life Services; Saint John (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Providence Hospice and Palliative Care in St. John, IN seeks a Nurse Practitioner per-diem to provide primary hospice care. Independent practice with physicians, conducting visits, and documenting in CMS-required formats. Collaboration with MSW, RN, and IDG to coordinate comprehensive end-of-life care.

Includes on-call evenings, weekend availability, and mileage reimbursement. On-site visits across Lake and Porter counties with variable pay by visit, plus training hour pay.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Indiana NP license.
• Experience in hospice or home health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care for hospice patients independently and with physicians.
• Conduct initial and follow-up visits, and complete required CMS face-to-face documentation.
• Coordinate care with multidisciplinary team to meet end-of-life goals.
• Order medications, lab tests, and diagnostic studies as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and IDG team to align care plans.

Skills

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Education

Indiana NP license

Job description

Description

Providence Hospice and Palliative Care is seeking a Nurse Practitioner, Per-Diem in St. John, IN and throughout Lake County and Porter County, IN. Providence Hospice and Palliative Care is a growing division of Providence Life Services, which provides a continuum of healthcare, focused on senior living. We provide exceptional patient centered care to patients and families facing end of life.

Per-Diem: Monday-Friday, Per-Diem with evening on call and Weekend Availability Required. Mileage Reimbursement is included at $0.76/mile. On Call pay is $225.00 per week.

Pay is based on type of visit and on weekday, weekend, and holiday. Pay: $90.00 - $105.00/visit on weekday, weekend and/or holiday and type of visit. Hourly for this position for training and attending meetings is $35/hour.

The Nurse Practitioner NP practices independently and in collaboration with appropriate physicians to provide primary care to patients and oversees, conducts and/or completed all required visits and documentation in accordance with CMS hospice regulations for face-to-face encounter visits.

Summary of essential job functions:

• Manage care of palliative patients conducting initial and follow up visits in conjunction with MSW and RN staff.
• Conducts patient interviews and collects and interprets diagnostic data.
• Holistically assesses patients’ disease trajectory to provide accurate clinical data to determine hospice eligibility.
• Participate in recommendations for improved medical care management, ordering medications, laboratory, test, diagnostic studies, consults, etc. when appropriate.
• Encourage open communication between the IDG team members, patient and family that ensures their end-of-life goals of care are met and/or ensures quality outcome.
• Assess and prioritize patient needs, place orders and communicate with medical staff, nursing staff, social services, therapy, dietary, consultants, referring, and primary care physicians as well as the hospice Medical Director to coordinate patient’s plan of care.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Nurse Practitioner NP for the State of Indiana.
• Minimum of (1-2) years’ experience, preferably in Hospice or Home Health.
• Driver’s License in good standing.
• Reliable transportation.
• Must pass a physical, drug screen, 50-pound lift test, fingerprinting for criminal background check and complete a reference check.

EOE