Hospice Nurse Practitioner

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like legalese, EEO, etc. Must not create sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes Overview, Essential Functions (Clinical Management, Collaboration & Communication, Documentation & Compliance), About You (Education/Experience, Licenses..., Specialized Knowledge And Skills, Personal Traits...), We Offer Benefits... includes Competitive Pay, 401(k), etc. Also mentions Mileage Reimbursement, PTO, holidays, wellness programs, education support, CEUs, company-paid life & LTD, voluntary benefits. No explicit Pay amount or schedule details. So we should not create Pay or Schedule sections because no specific pay or schedule given. Benefits section we can include. Also we need sections: About the role (maybe from Overview), Responsibilities (Essential Functions), Requirements (Education/Experience, Licenses...), Qualifications (maybe combine with Requirements? but we can separate: Requirements = mandatory? Qualifications = preferred? The instruction: use headings for section headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what content goes where. We have Overview -> About the role. Essential Functions -> Responsibilities. About You -> includes Education/Experience (Requirements), Licenses..., Specialized Knowledge And Skills (Skills), Personal Traits (maybe Qualities). Could map: Requirements = Education/Experience + Licenses... (mandatory). Qualifications = Preferred experience etc? But we have "Preferred" in many places. Could treat Qualifications as preferred qualifications. Skills = Specialized Knowledge And Skills. Benefits = We Offer Benefits. Pay and Schedule omitted. We must not invent content. Must preserve all substantive info. So we need to extract details. Let's parse: Overview: The Nurse Practitioner will serve in a dual Hospice and Palliative Care role. Provide comprehensive patient-centered care across continuum of serious illness, supporting patients in both palliative and hospice settings. Role includes blend of hospice and palliative responsibilities with flexibility based on patient census and program needs. NP will deliver advanced clinical care, perform patient management visits and hospice Face-to-Face (F2F) encounters for eligibility certification and recertification, partner closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, compliant, compassionate care. Role blends autonomy with collaboration, allowing you to guide patients and families through complex medical decision-making, symptom management, and end-of-life care. Essential Functions broken into Clinical Management (list), Collaboration & Communication (list), Documentation & Compliance (list). We'll combine into Responsibilities. About You: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Education/Experience: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or higher from an accredited program. Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Minimum of two years of Nurse Practitioner experience preferred. Experience in hospice, palliative care, oncology, geriatrics, family/adult medicine, home health, or acute care preferred. Experience with Part B billing preferred. Licenses, Certifications And/or Registration: Current RN license and Nurse Practitioner license/certification in state of practice. National NP certification (ANCC or AANP). Collaborative Practice Agreement with supervising internal physician or Proof of Independent Practice Authority in accordance with state regulations. Controlled Substance Agreement, if applicable. DEA registration and prescriptive authority in accordance with state regulations. Current CPR certification. ACHPN certification preferred. Valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance. Specialized Knowledge And Skills: Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills across palliative and hospice populations. In-depth understanding of palliative care principles, hospice philosophy, home health eligibility, and end-of-life care. Working knowledge of LCD criteria, Medicare/Medicaid regulations, coding/billing, and documentation requirements. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Knowledgeable of Hospice & Palliative Quality Measures collection, documentation, reporting, and the QAPI process. Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Compassionate, emotionally intelligent, and sensitive to the needs of patients and families. Proficient in point-of-care technology and electronic medical records. Willingness and ability to maintain productivity and documentation standards in alignment with organizational expectations. Personal Traits, Qualities And Aptitudes: Sensitivity to the impact of life and death issues faced by individuals with terminal illness; tact in dealing with these patients and their families. Ability to support others at a time of crisis. Must demonstrate flexibility by performing various tasks, often changing from one to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Communicate effectively with people of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Demonstrate maturity, cooperation, flexibility, and tact when dealing with co-workers and all members of the hospice team. Is compliant with OSHA, State Board of Nursing and Federal Regulations related to Hospice Conditions of Participation. We Offer Benefits For All Associates (Full-Time, Part-Time & Per Diem): Competitive Pay, 401(k) with Company Match, Career Advancement Opportunities, National & Local Recognition Programs, Teammate Assistance Fund. Additional Full-Time Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Mileage Reimbursement or Fleet Vehicle Program, Generous Paid Time Off + 7 Paid Holidays, Wellness Programs (Telemedicine, Diabetes Management, Joint & Spine Concierge Care), Education Support & Tuition Assistance (ASN to BSN, BSN to MSN), Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Company-paid Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance, Voluntary Benefits (Pet, Critical Illness, Accident, LTC). Then there's a call to action: Join our hospice team... Legalese etc to remove. We must not include Pay or Schedule sections because no specific pay or schedule given. However "Competitive Pay" is mentioned under Benefits. Should we create a Pay section? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state "Competitive Pay" but not a specific amount. Is that considered stating them? It says "Competitive Pay" as a benefit. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state Competitive Pay as a benefit, but not a specific number. I think we can include a Benefits section that includes Competitive Pay as a bullet. We should not create a separate Pay section because no specific pay amount. Similarly Schedule not mentioned. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits. Possibly also a section for Personal Traits? Could be part of Qualities? But we have Qualifications heading; we could put Personal Traits under Qualifications. However we already have Requirements (education/experience, licenses). Qualifications could be preferred experience etc. But we also have Specialized Knowledge And Skills (Skills). Personal Traits could be part of Qualifications (maybe as "Qualities"). Let's decide: - About the role: Overview paragraph. - Responsibilities: Essential Functions (Clinical Management, Collaboration & Communication, Documentation & Compliance) as a list. - Requirements: Education/Experience + Licenses, Certifications And/or Registration (mandatory items). We'll include both as list items. - Qualifications: Preferred experience (minimum two years NP experience preferred, experience in hospice/palliative/oncology/geriatrics/family/adult medicine/home health/acute care preferred, experience with Part B billing preferred, ACHPN certification preferred). Also maybe Personal Traits? But Personal Traits are more like qualities; we could put them under Qualifications as well. However we have Skills heading for Specialized Knowledge And Skills. So Qualifications could include preferred experience and certifications. Personal Traits could be under Qualities but we don't have a Qualities heading; we could put them under Qualifications as well, but maybe better to put them under Skills? No, they are traits not skills. The instruction only gave those headings; we can use Qualifications for personal traits. We'll include them. - Skills: Specialized Knowledge And Skills. - Benefits: We Offer Benefits. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must not include boilerplate like legalese, EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, using

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  The Nurse Practitioner will serve in a dual Hospice and Palliative Care role, providing comprehensive, patient-centered care across the continuum of serious illness for patients in both palliative and hospice settings. The role blends hospice and palliative responsibilities with flexibility based on patient census and program needs. The NP will deliver advanced clinical care, perform patient management visits and hospice Face-to-Face (F2F) encounters for eligibility certification and recertification, and partner closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, compliant, and compassionate care. This role blends autonomy with collaboration, allowing the NP to guide patients and families through complex medical decision‑making, symptom management, and end‑of‑life care.

  That seems to capture overview. Responsibilities: we need to list all essential functions items. Let's extract each bullet from Clinical Management, Collaboration & Communication, Documentation & Compliance. Clinical Management list: - Complete all visit types for patients on services, including Medicare-required hospice Face-to-Face (F2F) visits within CMS established regulatory timeframes, History & Physical/Initial Comprehensive visits, Problem-focused Symptom Management visits, Admission visits, Goals of Care discussions, and routine follow up visits. - Collaborate with Hospice and Palliative Medical Directors and interdisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. - Collaborate with Primary Care Provider (PCP)/Attending Provider and specialists (if applicable) to coordinate patient Plan of Care. - Perform in-depth patient assessments, including physical, emotional, functional, and psychosocial evaluations. - Support individualized care plans in partnership with the patients, families, caregivers, and IDG/IDT. - Assist with and/or manage all aspects of patient care including diagnosis, acute and chronic symptoms, treatment, medication management, assessments, longitudinal serious illness support, quality-of-life optimization, and consultations, while reducing avoidable or unnecessary acute care utilization. - Prescribe medications and treatments, including controlled substances, as permitted by state law and federal regulation and within defined parameters of Independent Practice or a Collaborative Practice Agreement. - Order and interpret laboratory and other diagnostic tests within the state defined scope of practice and Collaborative Practice Agreement. - Facilitate goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and level of care transitions when appropriate. - Coordinate care across settings, including home, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living. - Initiate referrals to supportive services and community resources as needed. - Utilize Local Coverage Determination (LCD) criteria to support hospice eligibility and recertification. - Document clinical findings accurately and attest F2F encounters in the medical record in compliance with regulatory standards. - Communicate findings, treatment plans, diagnostics, and medication reviews with IDG/IDT. - Provide clinical recommendations to the interdisciplinary group (IDG) based on assessment findings. - Ensure alignment with Medicare, Medicaid, and accrediting body requirements (e.g., ACHC). - Notify appropriate team members promptly of any barriers to completing scheduled visits. - Provide patient care and visit coverage across multiple provider numbers, as needed and approved. - Maintain comprehensive knowledge in the field of hospice and palliative care. Collaboration & Communication list: - Partner effectively with physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other IDG/IDT members. - Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, caregivers, and families. - Support patients and families through serious illness and end-of-life transitions with empathy and clinical