Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Ohio Living • Akron, OH

3d

About The Position

The Advanced Practitioner provides patient care during home, facility, and/or clinic visits in accordance with company standards, applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and scope of practice. The role supports the organization’s goals and policies and delivers care that reflects its values and standards.

The position includes assessing and diagnosing patients, obtaining histories, conducting examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic procedures, developing treatment plans, prescribing medications, and providing health and preventive-care advice. The practitioner collaborates with other healthcare professionals, maintains accurate electronic medical records, completes face-to-face encounters and Medicare-compliant documentation within required timeframes, and helps foster trusting relationships with patients and effective working relationships with staff.

Additional duties include supporting health-related program development and evaluation, helping develop and manage educational programs, and assisting with policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements. The practitioner must protect patient confidentiality and may perform other duties as assigned.

The role involves sitting, standing, walking, lifting or moving equipment and supplies up to 25 pounds, and driving. Travel and overnight travel are minimal. Occasional weekend, evening, and holiday work is required, along with 24/7 on-call availability for emergencies. The practitioner may occasionally encounter patients with various disease processes and may be exposed to infectious waste and diseases, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses, during the workday.

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered Ohio license to practice as a Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Necessary narcotics and controlled substances licenses, permit numbers, and provider numbers for the Medicare and Ohio Medicaid programs.
• Two years of experience as an advanced practitioner.
• Knowledge of evaluation and management coding.
• Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and the internet.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies according to the insurance carrier’s underwriting standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in geriatrics.
• Experience in a home health, hospice, physician office, or long-term care healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Interpret symptoms and diagnose conditions using knowledge of disease processes, epidemiology, and other medical conditions.
• Obtain medical, social, and developmental histories.
• Perform comprehensive and problem-focused history and physical examinations.
• Prescribe, interpret, and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.
• Evaluate patients presenting with complaints or symptoms of illness and determine their condition.
• Examine and treat injuries and refer patients to other physicians when needed.
• Interpret subjective and objective data to formulate differential and working diagnoses.
• Formulate treatment plans and therapeutic interventions for specific conditions.
• Provide advice on healthy habits and preventive actions to promote overall health.
• Prescribe medications and provide comprehensive instructions for their administration in the appropriate setting.
• Collaborate with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses as part of a medical team.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate electronic medical records.
• Cultivate trust and compassion in relationships with patients.
• Stay current with healthcare delivery models, medical developments, and best practices through conferences, seminars, and continuing education.
• Conduct face-to-face patient encounters and submit complete documentation that meets Medicare standards and timeframes.
• Help establish and foster effective working relationships with professional and administrative staff.
• Help solve care-delivery problems and perform other tasks reasonably necessary for effective and efficient care.
• Assist with health-related program development and evaluation.
• Assist with developing, implementing, and managing organizational educational programs.
• Assist with developing and updating policies and procedures in compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Maintain the confidentiality and rights of patients and their care information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed