NP - Palliative Care - Part Time

LHC Group • Gallatin, TN

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About The Position

We are hiring for a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. Position is Part Time At HighPoint Palliative Care in Gallatin, TN, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!​ employee wellness programs flexibility for true work-life balance holidays & paid time off continuing education & career growth opportunities company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals. ​Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!

Requirements

• RN/APRN licensure in state of practice.
• Nurse Practitioner/CNS with prescriptive authority.
• Must maintain all requirements for licensure.
• 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
• At least 1 year as APRN with Hospice, Palliative Care or Oncology preferred.
• Advanced practice palliative care certification (ACHPN) is preferred.
• Certification in an appropriate advanced practice area will be considered.
• BCLS Licensure requirement.
• ACHPN Certification is encouraged following 2 years of employment or sooner when requirements for experience met.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient and family care through palliative care consultation to ensure specialty services to patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care.
• Demonstrates effective and ethical use of approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices in the delivery of all patient care based on physical, emotional, spiritual, psycho/social, ethical, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served.
• Demonstrates knowledgeable clinical expertise by incorporating palliative care body of knowledge to formulate an effective plan of care.
• Gathers pertinent information systematically from all sources, including medical records, family history, and caregivers, and thorough specialty physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual clinical patient assessment.
• Completes a comprehensive assessment utilizing the palliative care domains of assessment, interprets findings, conducts medication reconciliation, and formulates problem-related diagnoses.
• Initiates plan of care utilizing therapeutic interventions, and evaluates the results of these actions for adequate outcome responses.

Benefits

• Employee wellness programs.
• Flexibility for true work-life balance.
• Holidays & paid time off.
• Continuing education & career growth opportunities.
• Company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services