Hospice Nurse Practitioner Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner license in the state where the employee is assigned to work.
• Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
• Current CPR certification.
• At least 1 year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner, or at least 1 year of hospice Registered Nurse experience within the last 3 years.
• Authority to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state where services are provided.
• Authority to prescribe as a Nurse Practitioner in the state where services are provided.
• Medicare billing privileges as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Meet state-specific physician–Nurse Practitioner restrictive collaborative requirements and provide copies of active collaborating physician agreements, including whether they are transferable to employment with Amedisys.
• Insurance required by state law for Nurse Practitioners to practice and prescribe where services are provided, or eligibility for those requirements to be satisfied through employer group coverage.
• Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding for all levels of service, including home, office, nursing home, and assisted living, as well as Medicaid and other regulatory requirements.
• Pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Responsibilities

• Communicate significant findings, problems, and changes in the patient’s condition or environment to the clinical manager, attending physician, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Complete face-to-face encounters and assess disease-related changes, functional decline, adherence to and effectiveness of pain and symptom regimens, patient and family coping mechanisms, and quality of life.
• Order and review appropriate laboratory tests, X-rays, EKGs, and other diagnostic procedures for palliation and treatment of terminal disease as dictated by the patient’s condition.
• Document treatment plans and review results with the collaborating physician.
• Refer patients to other disciplines as indicated by their needs.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.