Position Scope: The Nurse Practitioner assesses, treats, solves problems, counsel, and educates hospice and palliative care patients, utilizing advanced assessment and evaluation techniques.
Essential Functions:
Performs consultative visits for pain and symptom management
Offers clinical changes to plan of care with collaboration from attending physician and/or medical director. Offers clinical nursing changes to plan of care and communicates to the care team
Confers with medical directors to review diagnosis, assessment criteria, and issues of pain and symptom management for population served
Participates in agency quality improvement process
Initiates any immediate orders with consult of the attending medical director
Assesses health status and health potential: plans, implements and evaluates health care needs of the patient/family
Plans and evaluates therapeutic regimens for patients, to minimize pain and suffering, consulting with physicians and other members of the health care team, and community agencies
Performs history and physical examination, and records data
Identifies normal and abnormal findings, and consults any needs with physician to determine the plan of treatment
Practices standard precautions in all contacts with patients
Provides emotional support to patients and families in a manner that fosters independence and affirms existing strengths.
Documents care provided and the response of the patient/family; completes documentation in a timely fashion as described in agency policy
Delivers care in a cost-effective manner that demonstrates an understanding of hospice reimbursement methodologies
Performs palliative care consults in the hospital, home and nursing facility
Certification and Licenses / Education and Work Experience:
Completion of Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
Master's degree in nursing
Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Ohio and West Virginia
Current certification as family or adult nurse practitioner
Two years' experience of practice in the Nurse Practitioner Role
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and possession of a valid driver's license.