Nurse Practitioner Hospice PRN
About The Position
As the Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner, you will provide compassionate, patient-centered care to people with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary hospice team, you will assess patient needs, manage symptoms, and support patients and families through end-of-life care. The role includes completing face-to-face encounters, monitoring disease-related changes and functional decline, evaluating pain and symptom management, and assessing patient and family coping and quality of life. You will communicate significant findings and changes to the clinical manager, attending physician, and interdisciplinary team; order and review diagnostic procedures for palliation and treatment; document treatment plans; make referrals as needed; and participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.
Requirements
- Current, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state assigned by the company.
- 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 state-specific physician–Nurse Practitioner restrictive collaborative requirements; provide copies of all active collaborating physician agreements and indicate whether they are transferable to employment with Amedisys.
- Have insurance required by state law for Nurse Practitioners to practice and prescribe in the state where services are provided, or be eligible for employer group coverage that satisfies the requirements.
- 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.
- Current CPR certification.
- Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
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 terminal disease as dictated by the patient's condition; document the treatment plan and review results with the collaborating physician.
- Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by 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
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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