Hospice Nurse Practioner Face to Face Visits- Milwaukee and Surrounding Areas

Advocate Health•Milwaukee, WI

6d•$55 - $82

About The Position

The Hospice Nurse Practitioner completes primarily in-person face-to-face visits in patient homes, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. These visits support regulatory hospice recertification for patients entering benefit period 3 or later. Visits include a head-to-toe assessment, medical record review, and complete documentation highlighting the patient's decline during the previous benefit period. The practitioner collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary group, including the RN, chaplain, social worker, hospice aide, and hospice physician, on the patient's plan of care. Coverage is in or around Milwaukee and Metro Counties. Hours are flexible and may be scheduled during day shifts or evenings, on weekdays or weekends. The role provides age-appropriate clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management, counseling, education, and coordinated care within the practitioner's scope of practice. It also includes timely electronic medical record documentation, participation in quality and safety activities, education of team members and students, and continued development of clinical and professional skills.

Requirements

Active RN and APRN/APRN-FPA/APNP or other applicable APRN license(s) in the state(s) of practice.
Active national board certification in the area of clinical practice and populations served.
Active DEA registration prior to hire.
For Illinois practice, an active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire.
Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, or NRP certification as required by clinical practice, before hire or within six months of hire.
Master’s Degree in Nursing.
Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills.
Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of a healthcare team.
Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate and build relationships.
Organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.

Responsibilities

Conduct in-person face-to-face hospice recertification visits in patient homes, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing facilities.
Complete head-to-toe assessments, review medical records, and document patient decline during the previous benefit period.
Collaborate with the hospice interdisciplinary group on patient plans of care.
Assess, diagnose, and determine or adjust treatment and management plans appropriate to the patient's age, acuity, and clinical condition.
Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
Manage conditions using clinical indications, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives.
Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families.
Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and seek consultation or referrals as appropriate; escalate needs for emergent or specialized care when necessary.
Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely electronic medical record documentation and submit professional services using compliant coding and billing practices.
Facilitate coordinated care and clear communication among healthcare team members and health or community agencies.
Perform office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges, where applicable.
Participate in quality, safety, peer review, performance activities, meetings, committees, and workgroups as needed.
Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals.
Maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside the organization.
Meet productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics for safe and timely patient care.
Provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.