Nurse Practitioner, Hospice

Sutter Health•Roseville, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Internal department candidates will be considered for this role. Role will cover multiple offices in the greater Roseville Yuba City area. Successful candidate will have direct patient care experience, preferably in a Hospice environment. Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician. Functions within the full scope of licensure; accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care assessing the patient to identify hospice care needs, creates and modifies a plan of care, makes appropriate referrals, provides patient and family education, monitors patient status, and evaluates the effectiveness of the established plan of care. Serves as a resource for medical and nursing staff and works collaboratively to develop and implement Hospice programs in a variety of settings. With the patient/family, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team, provides evidence-based physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual/existential care to individuals and families experiencing life-limiting progressive illness. The goal of Hospice nursing is to promote the patient's quality of life through the relief of suffering along the illness trajectory, through the death of the patient, and into the bereavement period of the family.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Master's: Nursing
5 years recent relevant experience
Possess critical thinking skills, in-depth knowledge of clinical disease entities common to hospice and palliative care including the pathophysiology, disease progression, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities for palliative care, in-depth knowledge of the hospice philosophy, the Medicare hospice benefit, Conditions of Participation, and Local Coverage Determinations under the Medicare Fiscal Intermediary and CHAP
Demonstrated clinical assessment skills.
Possess interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
Must have the ability to function independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Ability to exercise independently sound clinical judgment in planning and providing patient care.
Ability to recognize the special needs of hospice patients and others including family, friends, caregivers in the home.
Ability to communicate with patients, family, friends, and caregivers, in an effective, mature, caring manner.
Ability to maintain effective and harmonious working relations with internal and external customers.
Must be proficient in utilizing technology such as cellular phones, smartphone or pdas, laptop computers and have computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Direct patient care experience, preferably in a Hospice environment.

Responsibilities

Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician.
Functions within the full scope of licensure; accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care.
Assesses the patient to identify hospice care needs.
Creates and modifies a plan of care.
Makes appropriate referrals.
Provides patient and family education.
Monitors patient status.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the established plan of care.
Serves as a resource for medical and nursing staff and works collaboratively to develop and implement Hospice programs in a variety of settings.
Provides evidence-based physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual/existential care to individuals and families experiencing life-limiting progressive illness.
Promotes the patient's quality of life through the relief of suffering along the illness trajectory, through the death of the patient, and into the bereavement period of the family.