Nurse Practitioner (EX) | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Meridian, ID

Pennant Group•Meridian, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Horizon Home Health & Hospice is seeking a compassionate Nurse Practitioner in the Meridian, Idaho area. This role is for a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training, responsible for providing comprehensive palliative services under the supervision of a collaborating physician and in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act. The Nurse Practitioner will provide palliative care through patient evaluation and assessment, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, and managing health problems by developing and directing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments, and coordinating with patients, families, and other healthcare practitioners. The position involves visiting patients, completing physical assessments, and performing assessments for palliative eligibility in consultation with the palliative interdisciplinary team. Horizon Home Health & Hospice is one of Idaho's oldest and largest Home Health agencies, in business for over 20 years with 8 branches. The company prides itself on quality care, ethical business practices, and its foundational Core Values CAPLICO (Celebrate, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership). Horizon aims to be Idaho’s EMPLOYER OF CHOICE, providing life-changing service.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
Current nursing licensure in State.
CPR certification.
Master's degree.
Minimum of one (1) year Nurse Practitioner experience.
Minimum of one (1) year hospice or palliative care experience.
Accreditation from an approved certifying body for advanced practice nursing as required by State.
Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skill, problem solving skills, mathematical skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

Nice To Haves

Certification in a specialist area preferred; (e.g. Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN), Pediatrics or Geriatrics).

Responsibilities

Provides medical care, palliates and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating physician.
Completes history and physical examinations, by evaluating the patient's medical condition and health history, ordering and interpreting results from laboratory and diagnostic tests or procedures, diagnosing health conditions and documents the findings in the patient's medical record.
Manages health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications and / or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care services.
Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the palliative interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
Consults the collaborating physician when the patient's plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.
Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to create, review and revise the patient's plan of care.
Consults with the patient's attending physician, the hospice medical director and other healthcare practitioners regarding the patient's eligibility for palliative care, ongoing care needs and medical management related to the patient's terminal condition.
Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.
Attends and participates in interdisciplinary group meetings.
Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes, physical examination notes, assessment visit notes, medical orders, collaboration notes and other documentation in the medical record.
Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, psychological problems, and spiritual problems in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team to meet the total needs of patients.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and palliative interdisciplinary group to identify the goals of care and meet the care needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
Serves as a nursing resource for consultation and educations to members of the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners in the community.
Establishes, builds and nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.
Maintains knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal rules and regulations for services.
Ensures compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation and other state regulations govern the provision of healthcare.
Complies with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements in accordance with federal, state and organizational policies.
Participates in organizational monitoring of the quality of medical services and quality improvement initiatives.
Assumes responsibility for personal growth.
Develops, maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance at seminars, conferences and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted assignments.
Demonstrate knowledge in communication and counseling patient/family in dealing with end-of-life issues.