Palliative NP — Flexible Schedule & Home Hospice Care

Anew Care; Louisiana; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Room for advancement

Manage your own schedule

Job summary

Anew Hospice - Lafayette in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Palliative Nurse Practitioner (NP) for PRN hours to provide compassionate, home-based palliative care under physician supervision. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a supportive team dedicated to quality patient care.

Qualifications include RN licensure, NP program completion, a Master’s degree with palliative care experience, pediatric exposure, and CHPN or hospice certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current nursing licensure in State and CPR certification, as required by organizational policy.
• Master's degree with a minimum of one (1) year Nurse Practitioner experience who has training in palliative care and/or hospice care; clinical experience in hospice or palliative care; or one who has, or is eligible for, palliative care certification.
• Pediatrics: Must have experience and/or training in the developmental stages and needs of infants, children and adolescents.
• Accreditation from an approved certifying body for advanced practice nursing as required by State.
• Certification in a specialist area preferred; (e.g. Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN), Pediatrics or Geriatrics).
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skill, problem solving skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care, palliates and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act.
• 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 acute and chronic health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications (to the extent permitted by licensure) and or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care services.
• Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the palliative care 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 current medical literature.
• Consults the collaborating physician or organizational leadership when the patient's plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.

Skills

Communication skills

Observation skills

Problem solving

Nursing knowledge

Education

RN licensure

NP program

Master's degree

Palliative care cert

Tools

CPR certification

Job description

Anew Hospice - Lafayette in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Palliative Nurse Practitioner (NP) for PRN hours to provide compassionate, home-based palliative care under physician supervision. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a supportive team dedicated to quality patient care.

Qualifications include RN licensure, NP program completion, a Master’s degree with palliative care experience, pediatric exposure, and CHPN or hospice certification preferred.