Palliative Nurse Practitioner PRN

VIA Health Partners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS

28 days of Paid Time Off

403b Retirement plan with matching

Job summary

VIA Health Partners in Charlotte, NC is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive medical care, focusing on end-of-life care and hospice services. Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Nursing and an active NC RN license.

The role includes managing pain, diagnosing symptoms, and educating families about care options. Strong communication and critical thinking skills are essential. Benefits include robust medical plans and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• Must have an active NC license as a Registered Nurse.
• Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years.
• Current DEA and Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality end-of-life care, including hospice.
• Manage pain and other symptoms for patients.
• Educate families regarding disease progression.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient communication

Pain management

Educational resource

Psychosocial support

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Medical documentation software

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: 7600 Office South Charlotte - Charlotte, NC 28227
• Position Type: PRNEducation Level: Graduate Degree
• Travel Percentage: Up to 50%
• Job Shift: Any
• Job Category: Nurse

Benefits

• 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

• 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.

Clinical Care 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.

Basic Duties

• 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

• A Master Degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted license NC license as Registered Nurse (RN), and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from NC Board of Nursing.
• Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire.
• Current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support.
• Computer proficiency.

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.