Hospice Nurse Practitioner
Good Shepherd Community Care•Newton, MA
•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid
About The Position
Named by The Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last four years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization seeks an experienced and compassionate nurse practitioner to join our dynamic team in a full-time role. The hospice nurse practitioner will join our expanding interdisciplinary team providing care for hospice patients in the community setting.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited program and a current nurse practitioner license valid in the state of Massachusetts
- 2 years of nursing experience with at least 1 year of experience in hospice, palliative care, or oncology
- Familiarity with Medicare Part A hospice regulations and eligibility requirements
- A professional and caring demeanor
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, and manage time well
- Outstanding communication skills and willingness to converse with other members of the hospice interdisciplinary team, medical staff in the community, and patients and their families
- Comfort working with culturally diverse patients/families
- Able to document in an electronic medical record, after adequate training
Responsibilities
- Complete face-to-face visits for initial and ongoing hospice eligibility, assessing disease-related changes, declines in functional and cognitive status, and symptom burden, including effectiveness of current interventions
- Communicate significant visit findings (including unmanaged symptoms and eligibility concerns) to the designated hospice physician, in a timely fashion
- Engage with, and work alongside, other members of the hospice interdisciplinary team
- Provide symptom management recommendations for current hospice patients, as necessary
- Prescribe medications for current hospice patients, as necessary
- Document visits in a timely fashion
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Four weeks paid time off in first year, to increase with tenure
- 12 paid holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance: coverage begins as of your start date
- Life insurance
- 403(b) with company match
- Flexible Spending Account
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Partnership with Regis College for reduced tuition rates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
