Nurse Practitioner Hospice PRN
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary hospice team, the role assesses patient needs, manages symptoms, and supports patients and families through end-of-life care. The position includes completing face-to-face encounters, evaluating disease-related changes and decline in function, reviewing the effectiveness of pain and symptom regimens, and assessing patient and family coping and quality of life. The Nurse Practitioner orders and reviews appropriate diagnostic procedures for palliation and treatment, documents treatment plans, reviews results with a collaborating physician, makes referrals as needed, and participates in interdisciplinary team conferences.
Requirements
- Current and 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 experience as a hospice Registered Nurse 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.
- Have insurance required by state law for Nurse Practitioners to practice and prescribe in the state where services are provided, or be eligible for those requirements to be satisfied through employer group coverage.
- Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding for home, office, nursing home, and assisted living service levels, as well as Medicaid and other regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Communicate significant findings, problems, and changes in 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 the terminal disease as dictated by the patient's condition.
- Document the treatment plan and review diagnostic 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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