Nurse Practitioner Hospice PRN

Responsibilities

• Communicate significant findings, problems, changes in condition or environment to the clinical manager/attending physician and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Complete face-to-face encounters and assess disease-related changes, decline in function, adherence and effectiveness of pain and symptom regimen, the patient and family coping mechanisms, and quality of life.
• Order and review appropriate lab, x-rays, EKGs, and other diagnostic procedures for palliation and treatment of the terminal disease, documenting the treatment plan accordingly, and reviewing results with the collaborating physician.
• Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient's needs.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.

Qualifications

• Current and unencumbered license as a Nurse Practitioner in the state you are assigned to work by the Company.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Nurse Practitioner or one (1) year experience as a hospice Registered Nurse in the last three (3) years.
• The authority to practice as a nurse practitioner in the state where services are provided.
• The authority to prescribe as a nurse practitioner in the state where services are provided.
• Medicare billing privileges as a nurse practitioner.
• Meeting physician-nurse practitioner restrictive collaborative requirements specific to the state where services are provided by the Company and supplying a copy of all active collaborating physician agreements, indicating whether these will be transferable to your employment with Amedisys.
• Insurance required by state law for nurse practitioners to practice [and prescribe] in the state where services are provided or being eligible for such insurance requirements to be satisfied by group coverage with an employer.
• Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding for all levels of service - home, office, nursing home, assisted living, etc., Medicaid and other regulatory requirements.
• CPR certification.