Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner

AdvisaCare • Grand Rapids, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

AdvisaCare Hospice and Palliative Care Program is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide compassionate care to hospice and palliative care patients. The position conducts medical evaluations, predominantly for elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their homes, and supports care coordination, patient and caregiver education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and quality assurance. The role is listed as available PRN/Part Time.

Requirements

• Current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in Michigan.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and effective organizational, prioritization, and follow-through skills.
• Attention to detail, tact, dependability, emotional intelligence, and ability to maintain confidentiality and foster positive, constructive relationships through communication and collaboration at all levels.
• Positive, professional interpersonal skills.
• Meet health requirements for clinical and field staff providing services through the agency.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks and meet multiple deadlines.
• Ability to operate an automobile or access personal transportation.
• Ability to infrequently lift, transfer, push, or pull up to 100 pounds using appropriate assistive techniques and devices.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of one year of experience in a Medicare-certified home health or hospice agency preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of home health nursing, hospice, and/or outpatient services preferred.
• Willingness and ability to meet agency needs in supporting the hospice Medical Director or designee.
• Understanding of performance improvement and ability to communicate and operationalize performance improvement initiatives at departmental and organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and urgent assessments and medical evaluations of patients in their home environment.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and radiology tests within the scope of professional practice.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances, to the extent delegated and licensed.
• Order treatments and durable medical equipment and perform other indicated therapeutic measures.
• Help patients and families identify treatment goals and ongoing plans of care, and communicate these goals to the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Consult with palliative care physicians or designees, inform primary physicians about services provided, and collaborate with other physicians as needed.
• Assist with all facets of care coordination for palliative care referrals.
• Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, charts, and documentation supporting medical practice and reimbursement.
• Serve as a liaison to promote continuity of care between patients and multidisciplinary care team members or specialty areas.
• Participate in Quality Assurance activities and committees related to Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and policies and procedures.
• Comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning Collaborative Agreements.
• Provide staff training, ongoing education, and onboarding support.
• Define professional growth goals and participate in professional activities and organizations.
• Engage in self-care activities for personal and professional growth and longevity.
• Maintain confidentiality concerning patients, families, staff, and the organization.
• Collaborate and communicate with the Medical Director, attending physicians, hospital staff, and the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Participate in bi-weekly Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
• Communicate patients’ clinical and psychosocial intervention needs to the Interdisciplinary Team and help identify needs for other team-member interventions.
• Complete and submit required clinical documentation within 24 hours of visit completion.
• Educate patients and caregivers about patient care, disease processes, goal setting, symptom control, treatment options, prognosis, and advance care planning.
• Supervise nurse trainees, including graduate and advanced practice nurses in field placements.
• Operate an automobile or have access to personal transportation.
• Promote census growth and seek to provide care that meets unmet, diverse community needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed