Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Overview
Join our compassionate healthcare team as a Hospice Nurse Practitioner, where you will play a vital role in providing specialized end-of-life care that emphasizes comfort, dignity, and support for patients and their families. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to utilize your advanced clinical skills in a meaningful setting, ensuring patients receive personalized, holistic care during their most vulnerable moments. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will deliver comprehensive symptom management, coordinate care plans, and advocate for patient-centered approaches that enhance quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and detailed symptom evaluations to determine appropriate hospice care plans.
• Develop and implement individualized palliative care strategies that address complex pain management, symptom control, and emotional support needs.
• Collaborate closely with physicians, social workers, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive hospice services aligned with patient wishes.
• Manage medication administration including IV infusions, analgesics, and other prescribed treatments while adhering to HIPAA regulations and safety protocols.
• Provide education and support to patients and families on disease progression, medication use (including CPT coding for billing), and advance directives to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Utilize electronic health record (EHR) systems such as Epic or eClinicalWorks for accurate documentation of patient care activities and medical records.
• Participate in telehealth consultations and triage services to promptly address urgent symptoms or concerns from patients in various settings including assisted living facilities or home care environments.

Qualifications

• Current Nurse Practitioner licensure with certification in hospice & palliative medicine or related specialty.
• Demonstrated experience in critical care settings such as ICU or emergency medicine, with familiarity in acute pain management and complex symptom control.
• Proficiency in EMR/EHR systems like Epic, Cerner, or Athenahealth; experience with telehealth platforms is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology, physiology, pharmacology (including botulinum toxin treatment), ICD coding (ICD-10/ICD-9), CPT coding, and infection control protocols.
• Prior experience working with diverse populations including geriatrics, pediatrics (including neonatal ventilator management), memory care residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, and individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills combined with compassionate communication abilities to support patients’ emotional well-being during end-of-life care.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams across various healthcare environments such as nursing homes, hospital settings (Level I & II trauma centers), outpatient clinics, or home-based care. Join us in making a profound difference by delivering compassionate hospice care that honors each patient’s dignity and life journey!

Pay: $50.13 - $60.37 per hour

Work Location: On the road