PRN Nurse Practitioner | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Twin Falls, ID

Pennant Group • Twin Falls, ID

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About The Position

The PRN Nurse Practitioner provides medical care, palliation, and management of terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of a collaborating physician. The role includes assessing patients, developing individualized plans of care, coordinating hospice services, and collaborating with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners. The Nurse Practitioner also supports hospice eligibility determinations and recertifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care and palliate and manage terminal illness under the supervision of a collaborating physician and in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act.
• Complete history and physical examinations; evaluate medical conditions and health histories; order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests or procedures; diagnose health conditions; and document findings in patient medical records.
• Manage health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing individualized plans of care, prescribing medications or treatments, obtaining consultations or referrals, and coordinating hospice care services.
• Complete required hospice face-to-face visits before the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess eligibility under hospice conditions of participation and local coverage determinations.
• Provide clinical information to the hospice medical director for interpretation in determining eligibility for hospice recertification.
• Make recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for hospice certification and recertification.
• Review clinical information and coordinate and oversee patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure patients receive appropriate measures to control symptoms.
• Review and develop treatment protocols and propose intervention options based on literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
• Consult the collaborating physician when a patient's plan of care falls outside standardized practice and protocols.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed