Nurse Practitioner - Palliative (Full time 1.0/Days)

Your Career at Hospice…

Hospice of Central PA provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff. Whether in a clinical role or supporting the organization behind the scenes, your career at Hospice of Central PA makes a meaningful difference to patients and families.

Nurse Practitioner- Palliative

Full Time or 80 hrs. per two week pay period

8am - 5pm

Weekends- every 5th 

Essential Functions

Serves as a member of the Choices Palliative Care team.

Assists with the provision of palliative medicine in accordance with organizational, state, and federal regulations.

Serves as a comprehensive direct care provider with demonstrated skilled proficiency in symptom management and advanced illness care.

Provides critical thinking and clinical judgment to address the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and reflect the goals of care of the patients and families receiving palliative medicine services.

Provides clinical direction and expertise to the interdisciplinary team.

Participates in goals of care discussions and development of plans of care that are clinically appropriate and that meet accepted palliative care and Choices Healthcare standards and guidelines.

Collaborates and maintains communication with the patients' attending providers, hospice and subspecialists for the coordination of palliative medicine services.

Collaborates with Choices Palliative Medical Director and/or Lead Nurse Practitioner and additional members of the IDT when appropriate on matters of patient care.

Monitors plans of care to assure consistency with Choices Healthcare philosophy, policies, procedures, and protocols.

Provides comprehensive clinical and psychological evaluations of patients and their families in relation to their goals of care and serves as a patient advocate in the development of patient centered goals of care and documents visits and services according to Medicare and Choices Healthcare standards.

Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as scheduled.

May be required to participate in adult hospice responsibilities as directed.

Qualifications

Certified Nurse Practitioner license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required

One year of NP experience required

Hospice and/or Palliative Medicine experience preferred

Prescriptive authority required

Unrestricted DEA license required

Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine required within three years from date of hire

We offer a full range of benefits including:

* Must work a minimum of 64 hours per two-week pay period

^ Must work a minimum of 40 hours per two week pay period

• Health Insurance *
• Dental and Vision Insurance ^
• Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid *
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Employer Paid *
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ^
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid Holidays ^
• Paid Time off (PTO) ^
• Shift Differentials
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program ^
• Free Flu Shots
• Mileage reimbursement
• Educational Opportunities
• AAA Membership – Employer Paid ^
• Chair Massages – Employer Paid
• Fresh Fruit during the summer
• Semi-Annual "All Staff" meetings
• Fun, employer-sponsored activities and recognition events

Must be vaccinated for influenza or be granted a religious/medical exemption. 

EOE