Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Alliance for Care at Home; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance for Care at Home seeks a Board-certified Nurse Practitioner to deliver hospice and palliative care in home settings. You will perform age-appropriate assessments, manage complex patients, and coordinate referrals and transitions across care settings.

The role requires independence and teamwork, strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), initial home evaluations and monthly visits, IDT participation, and adherence to CMS/Medicaid guidelines to ensure high-quality, patient-centered

Qualifications

• Must be Board certified.
• APRN licensure and NP certification in Hospice or Palliative Care.
• 5+ years hospice/palliative care experience; 2+ years NP role preferred.
• Independent worker with strong teamwork and communication.
• Familiarity with UM standards, CMS guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts.

Responsibilities

• Assists with palliative care in accordance with regulations.
• Orders/interprets diagnostic tests for age-specific needs.
• Implements interventions to reduce hospitalizations.
• Collaborates with care team to manage referrals and follow ups.
• Facilitates transitions between care settings (admitting, transferring, discharging).
• Prescribes appropriate treatments and monitors effectiveness.
• Performs age-appropriate history/physicals for complex patients.
• Initial home evaluation and monthly visits.
• Attends IDT and other team meetings.

Skills

Unstructured/start-up environment

Independence

Teamwork

Strong computer skills

Word processing

Excel

PowerPoint

Calendaring

Communication

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Current APRN Licensure

Nurse Practitioner certification in Hospice or Palliative Care within 1 year

DEA

Board certified

Minimum of 5 years hospice/palliative care

2 years NP hospice/palliative care experience

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists with the provision of palliative care in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
• Implements interventions to support the patient with chronic conditions to decrease recurring hospitalizations.
• Collaborates with care team to manage referrals, follow up calls, and coordination of care.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Initial home evaluation and monthly visits.
• Attend IDT, and other team meetings as required.

Education and Experience

• Will consider less NP experience with RN hospice and/or homecare experience.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical hospice and palliative care experience. 2 years’ experience in the Nurse Practitioner role preferred.
• Must work well independently and within a team.
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• At least 2 years NP experience with hospice and/or palliative care experience (either NP or RN).
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure.
• Awareness about UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems is helpful.
• Nurse Practitioner certification in Hospice or Palliative Care within 1 year of starting the position.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care.
• Education and/or Experience: Completion of Nurse Practitioner accredited program.
• Knowledge of long-term care, community resources and cost-effective alternatives regarding patient care delivery systems.
• Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience, desired.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills & superb communication a must.
• At least one (1) year of experience in Hospice or Palliative Care.

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Thrives in an unstructured, start-up environment.
• Self-starter that can work independently and collaboratively, prioritize tasks and has initiative and excitement to take on unfamiliar tasks.
• Advanced knowledge of word processing, graphic presentation and computer software related to specific tasks
• Demonstrated excellent computer and word processing skills with special emphasis on calendaring, presentation, and spreadsheet capabilities
• Working knowledge of company policies, procedures, and operations
• Excellent composition, grammar, and business language skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, patients, and family members.
• Creative, flexible, well organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented
• Excellent judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information
• Ability to work independently, set priorities and handle multiple tasks with a high level of efficiency
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others
• Ability to work across locations and time zones

Licenses/Certifications

• Must be Board certified.
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure.
• DEA

Core Competencies

• Instills trust
• Customer focus
• Manages ambiguity
• Collaborates
• Drives results

Salary Range

$75.00 - $80.00 Hourly