Palliative Nurse Practitioner

Office Location: Prince Frederick, MD – This position will be mostly based on the Calvert Health Campus to include inpatient, outpatient clinics, and a nursing facility.

Status: Full-time

Schedule

40 hour work week

Responsibilities

• Provide initial consultation and follow-up visits as appropriate in hospital, nursing rehab, inpatient units, outpatient Supportive Care Center, or place of residence.
• Assess symptom burden and craft treatment plans to reduce unnecessary suffering.
• Participate in advanced care planning discussions including recommendations for resuscitation status with supportive documentation and billing.
• Lead family meetings.
• Provide coaching in behavioral change or mind-body techniques to reduce illness exacerbations.
• Respond to phone questions from patients, families, or members of the interdisciplinary team, including hospice nurses, for treatment options.
• Document and bill appropriately for services.
• Conduct in-service offerings for appropriate staff and community partners to raise awareness of Supportive Care issues and criteria for appropriate patients.
• Provide on-call services as assigned.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the hospital and/or facility staff.
• Meet with providers in private practice to develop and maintain referring relationships.
• Authorize prescriptions through the electronic system, complete electronic death certifications, and advise nursing and referral sources as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer or Director of Chesapeake Supportive Care.