Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner

AdvisaCare • Muskegon, MI

1d • Remote

About The Position

AdvisaCare Hospice & Palliative Care is seeking a compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join their family. The role involves providing care to patients during vulnerable moments, meeting them where they are, and making a meaningful difference through every interaction. The ideal candidate believes in caring for the whole person with compassion, dignity, and heart.

Requirements

• Current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner in Michigan required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgement, effective organizational, prioritization and follow-through skills, attention to detail, tact, dependability, emotional intelligence, ability to maintain confidentiality and promote positive, constructive relationships with communication and collaboration at all levels required.
• Positive, professional interpersonal skills.
• Meets health requirements demanded of all clinical/field staff who provide service through the agency.
• Must be able to operate an automobile/has access to personal transportation.
• Able to lift/transfer/push/pull up to 100 pounds infrequently using assistive techniques and devices appropriate to manage the task.
• Must be able to complete multi-tasks and meet multi-deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of one-year experience in a Medicare-certified home health/hospice agency preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of home health nursing/hospice and/or outpatient services preferred.
• Willing and able to meet the agency need to support hospice Medical Director/designee.
• Understanding of performance improvement with the ability to communicate and operationalize performance improvement initiatives at the departmental and organizational level.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and urgent assessments, including medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment.
• Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory and radiology tests within scope of professional practice.
• Prescribes medications including controlled substances as delegated and licensed.
• Orders treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.
• Assists patients and families in identification of goals of treatment and ongoing plans of care, communicating these goals among the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Consults with palliative care physician or designees as needed, informs primary physician of services provided and collaborates with other physicians as needed.
• Assists in all facets of care coordination for palliative care referrals.
• Prepares and maintains accurate patient records, charts, and documents.
• Ensures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities and committees related to Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and policies/procedures.
• Complies with applicable laws and regulations with respect to Collaborative Agreements.
• Provides training and ongoing education and onboarding support for staff.
• Defines goals for professional growth and participates actively in professional activities and organizations.
• Engages in active and frequent self-care activities for personal and professional growth and longevity.
• Adheres to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the Organization.
• Collaborates/communicates with Medical Director, attending Physician, hospital staff, and Interdisciplinary Team.
• Participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings bi-weekly.
• Collaborates/communicates with Interdisciplinary Team on needs of patient for clinical and psycho-social interventions.
• Assists in identifying the need for intervention of other Interdisciplinary Team members.
• Effectively communicates patient and family needs to Interdisciplinary Team.
• Completes and submits required clinical documentation within 24 hours of visit completion.
• Educates patient and caregiver regarding care of patient, disease process, goal setting, symptom control, treatment options, prognosis, and Advance Care Planning.
• Supervises nurse trainees, including graduate and advanced practice nurses in field placements.
• Must be able to operate an automobile/has access to personal transportation.
• Able to lift/transfer/push/pull up to 100 pounds infrequently using assistive techniques and devices.
• Must be able to complete multi-tasks and meet multi-deadlines.
• Proactively promotes census growth and seeks to offer care that meets the unmet diverse needs of the community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level