Nurse Practitioner

Hospice Buffalo • Buffalo, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

An Overnight 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 by providing after-hours and overnight coverage.

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.
• Minimum 3600 hours of prior qualified practice experience working as a Nurse Practitioner.

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.
• Provides on-call nursing coverage for the Essential Care pediatrics program including phone calls and community visits, when needed.
• Provides support for admissions in the Hospice Inpatient Unit and responds to acute visit needs for the HIU and community on-call team, if needed.

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
• NYS Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed