Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
Christus Palliative Care St. Frances Cabrini, part of LHC Group and the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner provides direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations. The role supports patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care. The position uses approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices and palliative care expertise to assess patients, develop and implement plans of care, and evaluate outcomes. ACHPN certification is encouraged after two years of employment or when experience requirements are met. The role offers development opportunities and a benefits package subject to eligibility requirements. Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Requirements
- RN/APRN licensure in the state of practice.
- Nurse Practitioner or CNS credential with prescriptive authority.
- BCLS licensure.
- At least 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced practice palliative care certification (ACHPN).
- At least 1 year as an APRN in hospice, palliative care, or oncology.
- ACHPN certification is encouraged after 2 years of employment or when experience requirements are met.
Responsibilities
- Use approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices ethically and effectively in patient care, considering physical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, ethical, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the ages of patients served.
- Apply palliative care clinical knowledge to formulate effective plans of care.
- Systematically gather relevant information from medical records, family history, caregivers, and specialty assessments of patients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
- Complete comprehensive assessments using palliative care assessment domains; interpret findings; reconcile medications; formulate problem-related diagnoses; initiate plans of care and therapeutic interventions; and evaluate outcomes.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
