Nurse Practitioner

Hospice Buffalo • Town of Cheektowaga, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This Nurse Practitioner position is for our home-based palliative care program, Home Connections. Full-time day shift with On Call rotation. A Nurse Practitioner serves as an advanced practice clinician providing primary level of care in collaboration with physicians and other members of the health care team.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school with current NP licensure in the State of New York.
• Board Certification
• Valid Driver's License, free of serious violations, and vehicle required for use when on duty or on-call.
• Minimum three (3) years of clinical nursing experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior acute care experience preferred
• Hospice and palliative care experience helpful

Responsibilities

• Effectively identifies, evaluates, and addresses disease progression and symptom management, under the direction of a physician.
• Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with members of the medical staff, which allows for consultation, collaboration, or referral.
• Responsible for the management of acute and chronic conditions related to the primary diagnosis identified for hospice eligibility.
• Provides palliative medicine consults for symptoms and psychosocial needs associated with chronic, serious illness, as appropriate
• Educates patients and families about disease progression and treatments.
• Performs physical examinations and health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of physicians.
• Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
• Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
• Discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
• May prescribe or recommend drugs (as allowed by license) or other forms of treatment, as necessary.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of pertinent hospice regulations as they pertain to the provision of medical care and IDG collaboration to maintain compliant documentation.
• Participates in the provider call schedule and cross-coverage responsibilities.

Benefits

• Employer 401k contribution regardless of employee participation, and additional contribution given as match with employee participation
• Health Insurance with vision component copayment plan, or high-deductible plan (FT status)
• HSA with high-deductible health plan twice annual Employer contribution (FT status)
• Dental Insurance (FT status)
• Flexible Spending Account (FT status)
• Paid Time Off PTO & NYS Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance Program
• And Much More!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level