NP Hospice Nurse Practitioner (Full-time)
About The Position
The Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses, with a focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary hospice team, the Nurse Practitioner assesses patient needs, manages symptoms, and supports patients and families through end-of-life care. The role includes conducting face-to-face encounters, monitoring disease-related changes and functional decline, assessing symptom-regimen effectiveness and patient and family coping, ordering and reviewing diagnostic procedures, and coordinating care with the interdisciplinary team and collaborating physician.
Requirements
- Current, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state where the employee is assigned to work.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner, or at least 1 year of hospice Registered Nurse experience within the last 3 years.
- Authority to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state where services are provided.
- Authority to prescribe as a Nurse Practitioner in the state where services are provided.
- Medicare billing privileges as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Meet physician–Nurse Practitioner restrictive collaborative requirements applicable to the assigned state; provide copies of active collaborating physician agreements and indicate whether they are transferable to employment with Amedisys.
- Insurance required by state law to practice and prescribe as a Nurse Practitioner in the state where services are provided, or eligibility for the employer's group coverage to satisfy those requirements.
- Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding for home, office, nursing home, and assisted living services, as well as Medicaid and other regulatory requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Communicate significant findings, problems, and changes in a patient's condition or environment to the clinical manager, attending physician, and other interdisciplinary team members.
- Complete face-to-face encounters and assess disease-related changes, functional decline, adherence to and effectiveness of pain and symptom regimens, patient and family coping mechanisms, and quality of life.
- Order and review appropriate laboratory tests, X-rays, EKGs, and other diagnostic procedures for palliation and treatment of the terminal disease, document the treatment plan, and review results with the collaborating physician.
- Make referrals to other disciplines based on patient needs.
- Actively participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
