Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Heritage Healthcare Services•Albuquerque, NM

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Heritage Hospice is resuming services in the Albuquerque community, offering compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care. This role involves performing required Face-to-Face (F2F) encounters for hospice patients who are approaching their benefit period recertification. The Nurse Practitioner will assess patients, document their condition, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, and provide clinical insights to ensure accurate recertification decisions and adherence to regulatory standards.

Requirements

Current and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in New Mexico.
National board certification as NP (FNP, AGNP, or similar).
Minimum 1-year clinical experience.
Solid understanding of hospice eligibility criteria and disease trajectories.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and clinical assessment skills.
Reliable transportation and willingness to travel across assigned territory.

Nice To Haves

Hospice, palliative care, or geriatric experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct Face-to-Face encounters for patients entering their 3rd benefit period and beyond.
Assess and document terminal prognosis, disease progression, functional decline, and symptom burden.
Collaborate with hospice physicians, RNs, social workers, and the IDG to support accurate recertification decisions.
Provide clinical insight and education to staff regarding disease trajectories, eligibility criteria, and hospice best practices.
Maintain timely, compliant documentation aligned with Medicare and state regulatory standards.
Communicate findings effectively to physicians and clinical leadership.
Travel within assigned New Mexico service area to visit patients in homes, assisted living facilities, SNFs, or other care settings.