Nurse Practitioner, Hospice
About The Position
The Hospice nurse practitioner functions independently as an advanced nursing professional, 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. The Hospice nurse practitioner 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, the Hospice nurse practitioner 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
- RN-Registered Nurse of California
- NP-Nurse Practitioner
- BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
- DL-Valid Drivers License
- INS-Auto Insurance
- 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
- Experience in a Hospice environment.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Evaluates the effectiveness of the established plan of care
- Serves as a resource for medical and nursing staff
- 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
Benefits
- Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
