Nurse Practitioner Hospice PRN - Milford
About The Position
The Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides compassionate, patient-centered care to people with life-limiting illnesses, emphasizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Working with an interdisciplinary hospice team, the nurse practitioner assesses patient needs, manages symptoms, and supports patients and families through end-of-life care. The patient coverage territory is Kent and Sussex County. The role includes communicating significant findings and changes to the clinical manager, attending physician, and interdisciplinary team; completing face-to-face encounters; and assessing disease-related changes, functional decline, pain and symptom regimen effectiveness, coping mechanisms, and quality of life. The nurse practitioner orders and reviews diagnostic procedures for palliation and treatment of terminal illness, documents treatment plans, reviews results with the collaborating physician, makes referrals as needed, and participates in interdisciplinary team conferences. The posting describes this as a per diem role. The hourly pay range is $48.42 to $72.64, based on full-time employment. Pay depends on factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Requirements
- Current, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state where the employee is assigned to work.
- Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
- 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.
- 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 and provide copies of active collaborating physician agreements, including whether they are transferable to employment with Amedisys.
- Insurance required by state law for Nurse Practitioners to practice and prescribe where services are provided, or eligibility for those requirements to be satisfied through employer group coverage.
- 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.
- 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 terminal disease as dictated by the patient’s condition.
- Document treatment plans and review results with the collaborating physician.
- Refer patients to other disciplines as indicated by their 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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