Palliative Nurse Practitioner

VIA Health Partners; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

PTO 28 days

403b with matching

Mileage reimbursement

CHPN certification support

Orientation program

Career growth

Job summary

VIA Health Partners is a community-based, not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider delivering end-of-life care with a people-first approach in the region. We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our team, focusing on high-quality patient care and family support in advanced illness scenarios.

The role emphasizes comprehensive medical care, collaboration with the Medical Director and staff training, with a commitment to education and improving patient outcomes within VIA’s

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year related experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses.
• Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical.

Responsibilities

• Promotes highest quality end of life care including hospice care and widespread use of advanced directives.
• Prevents suffering and alleviation of physical, spiritual, and psychological pain.
• Diagnoses, treats, and manages pain and other symptoms frequently experienced by patients at the end of life.
• Guides and counsels patients and their families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the benefits/burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs.
• Plans for situations beyond the nurse practitioner’s expertise and conferring with Medical Director or Medical Services Physician as appropriate.
• Serves as an end-of-life care education resource within the organization and in the outside community.
• Pursues actively and passionately educational opportunities that lead to improved outcomes.
• Provides comprehensive medical care to VIA patients and serves as a medical resource for VIA staff.
• Assists in staff training and in education of healthcare professionals and the public.
• Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized.
• Promotes increased and earlier referrals to palliative medicine and hospice.
• Submits billing and documentation according to policy.

Job description

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. More importantly we are proud to be a community based, not for profit hospice & palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.

We Provide Excellent Benefits Including

• Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
• Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

Essential Functions

In addition to the general services outlined by the Board HPCCR Nurse Practitioners will also provide the following specific services related to the care of patients with advanced life threatening/life limiting illnesses:

• Promotes the highest quality of end of life care including hospice care and widespread use of advanced directives.
• Prevents suffering and alleviation of physical, spiritual, and psychological pain.
• Diagnoses, treats, and manages pain and other symptoms frequently experienced by patients at the end of life.
• Guides and counsels patients and their families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the benefits/burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs.
• Prescribes and/or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine.
• Plans for situations beyond the nurse practitioner’s expertise and conferring with the Medical Director, or a Medical Services Physician as appropriate.
• Serves as an end-of-life care education resource both within the organization and in the outside community.
• Pursues actively and passionately educational opportunities that lead to improved outcomes.

As Part Of The Comprehensive And Compassionate Care Of Patients With Advanced Life Threatening/life Limiting Illnesses a Nurse Practitioner May Utilize The Following Strategies

• Evaluates patients by performing history and physical examinations.
• Discusses patient with attending physicians, consultants, nursing staff, and other medical professionals.
• Prescribes systemic and topical drug therapies including narcotics for the pain and other symptoms.
• Conducts patient/family meetings to review medical issues and establish goals of care.
• Provides general psychosocial support.
• Refers for diet/exercise therapies.
• Recommends other non-pharmacological therapies such as massage therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and music therapy.
• Recommends additional psychosocial counseling by mental health professionals.
• Prescribes medical supplies and equipment.
• Recommends appropriate diagnostic tests and studies.
• Reviews and discusses advance care directives.
• Recommends referral to hospice services.
• Participates in team discussions regarding patient care to gain insight and suggestions.
• Self directs learning to remain up-to-date on current trends in hospice and palliative medicine.

The following list is a general outline of the basic duties of a Nurse Practitioner

• Provides comprehensive medical care to VIA patients.
• Serves as a medical resource for VIA staff.
• Assists in staff training.
• Assists in education and training of healthcare professionals and public.
• Optimizes cost-effective plan of care.
• Assists in the development of policies.
• Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized.
• Enhances palliative and hospice care by promoting increased and earlier referrals to palliative medicine and hospice.
• Submit billing and documentation according to policy.

Accommodates requests from the Medical Director, either directly or indirectly through his/her agent, to add or modify the duties to accomplish the team and organization goals

• Submit all billing and documentation according to established policy.
• May perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum 1 year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses required. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical.