Nurse Practitioner - Hospice

About the role

The Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides hospice face-to-face encounters, performs direct care for inpatient unit patients, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, documents in the patient medical record, communicates with courtesy and compassion, consults and recommends referrals, maintains patient confidentiality, participates in program integrity and performance improvement activities, and enhances professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Provides hospice face-to-face encounters, including scheduling, performing the encounter within agency deadlines, and documenting per federal requirements.
• Provides direct care to inpatient unit patients in collaboration with the unit clinical team and hospice physician.
• Participates in hospice interdisciplinary meetings if needed.
• Documents in the patient medical record in accordance with federal and state regulatory requirements, standards of practice and agency policy.
• Collaborates with physicians, other health care providers, and interdisciplinary team members and makes timely reports of pertinent information to appropriate health care professionals.
• Communicates with courtesy and compassion to agency customers and employees and conduct self in a professional manner.
• Consults and recommends referrals to other health care providers in the specialty area indicated by patient’s health care needs.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Participates in program integrity and performance improvement activities of the agency.
• Performs other related duties including IPU care as directed by the Hospice Medical Director to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency.
• Enhances professional growth and self-development through participation in professional activities, educational programs, current literature, in-service programs, and workshops particularly as it applies to hospice patients.

Requirements

• Two years of experience required in an acute, home health, or long-term care or outpatient/office setting.
• Must be currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina.
• Understand and be committed to the Hospice philosophy of care concepts.
• Ability to prepare for Certification as an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse.
• Excellent assessment and clinical skills and effective interpersonal and communications skills necessary.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Licensure: Current North Carolina Nurse Practitioner license.

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of hospice care and palliative medicine.
• Strong clinical skills and ability to assess and manage complex patient cases.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in electronic health records (EHR).

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package which includes paid time off (PTO), seven paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, and 403B match after 12 months of service.
• Other benefits include mileage reimbursement, flexible work schedules, professional growth and development opportunities, and employee engagement activities.

Pay

Competitive salaries based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time hybrid position; Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm supporting our Greensboro and Burlington service areas.