Manchester Hospice Gen - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant
Hartford Healthcare•Vernon, CT
•Remote
About The Position
The Hospice Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals with serious, life-limiting illness enrolled in hospice services. The APRN collaborates with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to ensure high-quality symptom management, goal-concordant care, and support for patients and families across care settings. This is a per-diem opportunity to provide Face to Face visit coverage and on-call coverage.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
- Board-certified APRN (FNP, AGNP, or Adult NP preferred)
- Active Connecticut APRN license and prescriptive authority
- Advanced symptom management and serious illness communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously in community-based settings
- Strong collaboration in interdisciplinary care models
- Comfort with end-of-life care, goals-of-care discussions, and family support
Nice To Haves
- Minimum 2–3 years of clinical experience
- Prior experience in hospice, palliative care, geriatrics, or home-based care strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Conduct face-to-face encounters required for hospice eligibility and recertification
- Participate actively in weekly Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other team members
- Provide clinical guidance and consultation to field staff
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and caregivers regarding prognosis and plan of care
- Facilitate transitions across care settings (home, hospital, SNF)
- Coordinate with primary care and specialty providers to ensure continuity
- Complete timely and accurate documentation in compliance with CMS hospice regulations
- Ensure adherence to hospice Conditions of Participation and organizational policies
- Support quality metrics and documentation related to goals of care and advance care planning
- Provide on-call support as assigned, including triage and symptom management guidance (Minimum of 4 weeknights a month)
- Participate in weekend/holiday coverage models as needed
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Career Level
Mid Level
