Nurse Practitioner - NP

Choice Health at Home • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

The Choice Hospice Nurse Practitioner is a clinician and hospice advocate who helps coordinate care for seriously ill patients. The role suits a provider who can thrive in an unstructured environment, respond to patient needs, support the care team, and communicate effectively with team members.

The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with the interdisciplinary group (IDG) to ensure appropriate evaluation and palliative treatment of terminal disease. The role includes educating patients and families about disease processes, self-care techniques, and end-of-life care, as well as training other staff as needed. The Nurse Practitioner conducts face-to-face visits at patients’ places of residence, consults with attending and consulting physicians in collaboration with hospice physicians, and provides clinical assessment results to the hospice physician after assigned face-to-face encounters. The role also requires maintaining knowledge of pharmacology and palliative medicine and familiarity with hospice criteria.

Requirements

• Current state RN and Advanced Practice Nurse licenses.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Valid auto insurance.
• AHA CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the IDG to ensure appropriate evaluation and palliative treatment of terminal disease.
• Consult with and educate patients and families regarding disease processes, self-care techniques, and end-of-life care.
• Provide training to other staff as needed.
• Perform face-to-face visits at patients’ places of residence.
• Interact with attending and consulting physicians as necessary regarding palliative care, in collaboration with hospice physicians.
• Provide clinical assessment results to the hospice physician after assigned face-to-face encounters.
• Maintain education and knowledge in pharmacology and palliative medicine.
• Apply knowledge of hospice criteria.

What This Job Offers

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