Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Records physical findings and formulates plan and prognosis based on patient's condition
• Discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan
• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment
• Monitors and maintains progress of patients and reports progress to supervising physician
• Works collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an interdisciplinary team (IDT)

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years experience in hospice, home health, or community health within the past 5 years
• Ability to assist in lifting and transferring patients, and lift objects in excess of 20 pounds
• Vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
• Physical ability to stand or walk in excess of one hour per day, talk, hear, sit, stoop, kneel, and crouch as needed

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• State licensure as a Nurse Practitioner