Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Make this summer count! Bring care, comfort and compassion home. Join our team and brighten lives one visit at a time! What's your purpose? Wonder how AdvisaCare fits with your career goals? Apply today and let's explore how we can support you in achieving your goals! "Are you a Nurse Practitioner looking for a new practice home?" AdvisaCare Hospice and Palliative Care Program is looking for the right Nurse Practitioner to join our family. We are looking for someone who holds our universal mission - to provide compassionate care to all who need our services. If this is you, please provide your resume and let's schedule a time to discuss your professional journey.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and urgent assessments
• Availability PRN/Part Time
• Conducts medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment
• Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory and radiology tests within scope of professional practice to assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs
• Prescribes medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed. Orders treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated. Performs other therapeutic measures as indicated.
• Assists patients and families in identification of goals of treatment and ongoing plans of care at every visit. Communicates these goals among Interdisciplinary Team.
• Consults with palliative care physician or designees as needed, informs primary physician of services provided and collaborate with other physicians as needed.
• Assists in all facets of care coordination for palliative care referrals.
• Prepares and maintains accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.
• Ensuring continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities and