Per Diem RN-Nurse Practitioner-Hospice

Kaweah Health • Visalia, CA

87d • $73 - $110

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of patients/families, nurses and the healthcare system by positively influencing patient outcomes utilizing evidence based practice and promoting excellent bedside practice through collaboration, leadership and mentoring.

Requirements

• CA Nurse Practitioner (NP) and CA Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
• CA RN license.
• BLS certification.
• Current California Drivers License and current proof of automobile insurance policy and California state required minimum coverage levels.
• Two or more years of palliative care experience with patients at end of life.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and effective interpersonal relationships.
• Critical thinking, creative thinking, and creative skill in problem solving.
• Computer literate.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN).
• MSN or DNP.

Responsibilities

• Uses knowledge and assessments of patients to design, implement and evaluate plans of patient care related to specialty area.
• Uses advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment.
• Manages populations with disease states and non-disease based etiologies to improve and to promote health care outcomes.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on most complex patients within specialty area on a consistent basis.
• Focuses on population health management across the care continuum.
• Collaborates between the medical staff, nursing unit and ancillary departments to facilitate problem-solving.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates innovative individual and/or population-based programs of care to achieve high quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Provides relevant patient instruction and education.
• Coordinates patient care including ordering, interpreting, and evaluating laboratory tests and radiographic studies to expedite treatment.
• Follows up on all abnormal findings.
• Orders transfers within the hospital or to other facilities to the appropriate level of care.
• Consults with medical staff, medical residents, nursing, case management, social work and clinical documentation staff as needed to meet documentation and throughput goals.
• Completes history and physical or medical screening exam, discharge summary/instructions and provides patient prescriptions as indicated to enhance throughput.
• Documents the necessary components in the medical record to meet documentation standards for the assigned DRG or APR-DRG.
• Documents and orders the necessary components to meet CMS, core measure and Value-Based purchasing requirements.
• Serves as a leader/consultant/mentor/change agent in advancing the practice of nursing among other nurses and across organizations to achieve outcomes.
• Utilizes direct clinical practice to consult, educate, coach, and mentor staff nurses in achieving optimum patient outcomes.
• Serves as a change agent in health care settings by developing high-quality health care standards.
• Advances nursing practice through innovative evidence-based interventions, best-practice guidelines, and modification of professional standards.
• Evaluates the standards of clinical practice with all appropriate disciplines in the specialty area.
• Uses clinical inquiry and research in an advanced specialty area of practice.
• Promotes use and understanding of evidence based practice.
• Reviews standards of practice and national guidelines for specialty area to determine appropriateness.
• Leads multidisciplinary groups to facilitate collaboration with other disciplines in the attainment of outcomes across the continuum of care.
• Performs consultative functions.
• Provides clinical expertise and makes recommendations to physicians, other health care providers, patients, and health care organizations.
• Attends appropriate Medical staff committees.
• Completes and maintains appropriate procedural training for the population being served.
• Understands the Hospice Conditions of Participation related to Nurse Practitioner regulations.
• Performs timely Hospice face-to-face visits including timely, accurate documentation.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $73.59 - $110.39.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• A culture that delivers personal, professional, and compassionate experiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees