NP Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Washington county
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides compassionate, patient-centered care to people with life-limiting illnesses, with an emphasis on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. The role works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary hospice team to assess patient needs, manage symptoms, and support patients and families through end-of-life care. The position involves evaluating disease-related changes, functional decline, symptom-management effectiveness, coping, and quality of life. The Nurse Practitioner orders and reviews diagnostic procedures as appropriate for palliation and treatment, documents care plans, makes referrals, communicates significant findings to the care team, and participates in interdisciplinary conferences.
Requirements
- Current, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state where the employee is assigned to work.
- Current CPR certification.
- 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.
- Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding for all levels of service, including home, office, nursing home, and assisted living, as well as Medicaid and other regulatory requirements.
- 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.
- Insurance required by state law to practice and prescribe in the state where services are provided, or eligibility for the employer's group coverage to satisfy the insurance requirements.
- Meet state-specific physician-Nurse Practitioner restrictive collaborative requirements and provide copies of active collaborating physician agreements, indicating whether they are transferable to employment with Amedisys.
- Driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Responsibilities
- Communicate significant findings, problems, and changes in the 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 as indicated by the patient's 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
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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