Nurse Practitioner - Palliative (Full time 1.0/Days)

About the role

Hospice of Central PA provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at the end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the Choices Palliative Care team.
• Assists with the provision of palliative medicine in accordance with organizational, state, and federal regulations.
• Serves as a comprehensive direct care provider with demonstrated skilled proficiency in symptom management and advanced illness care.
• Provides critical thinking and clinical judgment to address the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and reflect the goals of care of the patients and families receiving palliative medicine services.
• Provides clinical direction and expertise to the interdisciplinary team.
• Participates in goals of care discussions and development of plans of care that are clinically appropriate and that meet accepted palliative care and Choices Healthcare standards and guidelines.
• Collaborates and maintains communication with the patients’ attending providers, hospice and subspecialists for the coordination of palliative medicine services.
• Collaborates with Choices Palliative Medical Director and/or Lead Nurse Practitioner and additional members of the IDT when appropriate on matters of patient care.
• Maintains plans of care to assure consistency with Choices Healthcare philosophy, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Provides comprehensive clinical and psychological evaluations of patients and their families in relation to their goals of care and serves as a patient advocate in the development of patient centered goals of care and documents visits and services according to Medicare and Choices Healthcare standards.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as scheduled.
• May be required to participate in adult hospice responsibilities as directed.

Requirements

• Required: Certified Nurse Practitioner license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Required: Two Years Of NP Experience.
• PREFERRED: Hospice and/or Palliative Medicine experience.
• Required: Prescriptive authority.
• Required: Unrestricted DEA license.
• Required: Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine within three years from date of hire.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field.
• Required: Current RN license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Required: Current CPR certification.

Skills

• Strong clinical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of palliative care principles and practices.

Benefits

• Health Insurance.
• Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid.
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Employer Paid.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Time off (PTO).
• Shift Differentials.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Free Flu Shots.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Education Opportunities.
• AAA Membership – Employer Paid.
• Chair Massages – Employer Paid.
• Fresh Fruit during the summer.
• Semi-Annual “All Staff” meetings.
• Fun, employer-sponsored activities and recognition events.

Pay

Full range of benefits including health insurance, dental and vision insurance, short and long term disability, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, shift differentials, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, free flu shots, mileage reimbursement, educational opportunities, AAA membership, chair massages, fresh fruit during the summer, semi-annual “All Staff” meetings, fun, employer-sponsored activities and recognition events.

Schedule

8am - 5pm, Full-Time, 80 hrs. per two week pay period, Weekends- every 5th