Palliative Nurse Practitioner

VIA Health Partners • Dunean, SC

22h

About The Position

VIA Health Partners is seeking a Palliative Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive medical care to patients with advanced life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses. The role promotes high-quality end-of-life care, prevents and alleviates physical, spiritual, and psychological suffering, and supports patients and families in understanding disease progression, prognosis, and treatment options. The Nurse Practitioner serves as a clinical resource for VIA staff, supports education and training, contributes to care planning and policy development, and helps optimize clinical efficiency and cost-effective care. The position is based in Greenville, South Carolina, with local travel and a day shift.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of related experience.
• Experience providing direct care to patients with life-limiting illnesses.
• Related experience may include hospice and palliative care, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, oncology, home health care, or medical-surgical care.
• Graduate degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in hospice and palliative care, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, oncology, home health care, or medical-surgical care is listed as potentially related experience; no separate preferred qualifications are stated.

Responsibilities

• Promote high-quality end-of-life care, hospice care, and the use of advance directives.
• Prevent suffering and alleviate physical, spiritual, and psychological pain.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage pain and other symptoms common at the end of life.
• Guide and counsel patients and families about disease progression, prognosis, and the benefits and burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and medications.
• Prescribe or recommend therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and medications, including narcotics, in accordance with ethical principles of medicine.
• Plan for situations beyond the Nurse Practitioner’s expertise and consult the Medical Director or a Medical Services Physician as appropriate.
• Serve as an end-of-life care education resource within the organization and in the community; assist with staff training and education of healthcare professionals and the public.
• Evaluate patients by taking histories and performing physical examinations.
• Discuss patients with attending physicians, consultants, nursing staff, and other medical professionals.
• Conduct patient and family meetings to review medical issues and establish goals of care.
• Provide general psychosocial support and recommend additional counseling by mental health professionals when appropriate.
• Refer patients for diet and exercise therapies and recommend non-pharmacological therapies, including massage, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and music therapy.
• Prescribe medical supplies and equipment and recommend appropriate diagnostic tests and studies.
• Review and discuss advance care directives and recommend referral to hospice services.
• Participate in team discussions about patient care and pursue ongoing learning to stay current in hospice and palliative medicine.
• Provide comprehensive medical care to VIA patients and serve as a medical resource for VIA staff.
• Optimize cost-effective plans of care and maximize clinical efficiency to support optimized reimbursement.
• Assist in policy development and promote increased and earlier referrals to palliative medicine and hospice.
• Submit billing and documentation according to established policy.
• Accommodate requests from the Medical Director, directly or through the Medical Director’s agent, to add or modify duties in support of team and organizational goals.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental plans through BCBS.
• 28 days of paid time off.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching.
• Programs honoring veteran patients.
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) certification.
• Orientation and onboarding program.
• Career guidance from experienced hospice leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level