Hospice Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Preferred Hospice is a well-established hospice with 5 offices across Missouri, including Columbia, St. Louis, Farmington, Dexter, and Ozark. We are seeking a compassionate Hospice Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated team.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled Face to Face visits with patients who live in private homes, assisted living facilities, long term care facilities, etc.
• Receive a list of required visits for the month and have 30 days to complete them and document your visits.
• Maintain your own schedule as long as each visit is completed timely based on the patient's cert period dates.
• The clinical findings from these visits will be provided to the certifying physician for use in determining whether the patient continues to have a life expectancy of 6 months or less, should the illness run its normal course.
• Occasionally, you may be called upon to do a Face to Face visit in the same/next day for an urgent admission.
• Maintain accurate medical documentation in compliance with HIPAA regulations via a web-based EMR.

Qualifications

• A current Nurse Practitioner license with a knowledge of hospice philosophy, KPS, PPS, FAST, etc preferred.
• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems.
• Experience working in various settings including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care environments, or outpatient clinics.