Nurse Practitioner

Hospice Care Management

Primary function is completion of face to face visits, under Physician oversight. Responsibilities include promoting and maintaining the standards of practice consistent with quality hospice care.

Lines of Authority: Reports to Administrator

Job Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited college/university with a degree as Nurse Practitioner and is fully licensed to practice medicine.

Skills: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication with all segments of the staff, the lay, and professional public, the Board of Directors, Interdisciplinary Team and physicians. Has expertise in the medical care of terminally ill individuals.

Physical and Mental Effort:

Prolonged sitting is required. Requires ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and courteous manner at all times. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and agency needs.

Essential Functions: Evaluation

Assumes responsibility for the face to face visit to be completed.

Upon request, attends interdisciplinary team meetings, participates in the patient care planning process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of patient care.

Provides reports and assessments to the Physician, assuring that the patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms.

Collaborates with the physician to identify needs, to ensure pain and symptom control.

Understands the CMS guidelines for Face to face visits.

Maintains current knowledge of the latest research and trends in hospice care and pain/symptom management.

Works with the IDT in a team approach, participates in performance improvement programs.

Demonstrates knowledge in communications and counseling patient/family in dealing with end-of-life issues.

Provides complete documentation to the agency timely

Provides consultation and education to colleagues and attending physicians related to admission criteria for hospice and palliative care.

Acts as a liaison to physicians and staff