PRN Nurse Practitioner - Hospice (Newnan, GA)

UnitedHealth Group • Newnan, GA

6d • $42 - $73

About The Position

The Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides compassionate, patient-centered care to people with life-limiting illnesses, emphasizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary hospice team, the Nurse Practitioner assesses patient needs, manages symptoms, and supports patients and families through end-of-life care. The role includes communicating significant clinical findings and changes, conducting face-to-face encounters, ordering and reviewing diagnostic procedures, and participating in interdisciplinary conferences.

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state assigned by the company.
• 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, indicating whether they are transferable to employment with Amedisys.
• Have, or be eligible for, the insurance required by state law to practice and prescribe in the state where services are provided, including eligibility for employer group coverage.
• Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding for all levels of service, including home, office, nursing home, and assisted living, as well as Medicaid and other regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Communicate significant findings, problems, and changes in a patient’s 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 terminal disease; document the treatment plan and review results with the collaborating physician.
• Refer patients to other disciplines as indicated by their 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed