Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Central Region Home-based

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) utilizes a patient-centered coordinated care model, demonstrating competencies in leadership, direct clinical practice, consultation/collaboration, coaching/guiding, research, and ethical decision-making. The APN works collaboratively with the practice/hospital team to assess, plan, and implement care for individuals with health and safety needs. Palliative/hospice experience preferred.

Responsibilities include performing and documenting accurate, complete, and relevant history and physical assessments, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and diagnostic studies/procedures, managing general medical and surgical conditions, prescribing medication safely and effectively, promoting Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) APN practice recognition, providing patient- and family-centered care, adhering to HMH nursing protocols, standards of care, and disease-specific quality indicators, applying evidence-based and value-based medicine, demonstrating clinical expertise through advanced assessment and procedural skills, participating in annual APN peer review, translating best practice into clinical practice, providing culturally sensitive and educationally appropriate health management education to patients and families, facilitating consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team, serving as an advocate for patients and families, serving as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team, participating in organizational and departmental meetings, committees, and workgroups, demonstrating the highest level of accountability for professional practice, collaborating with medical staff to support nursing-led protocols, mentoring other APNs, precepting students in APN programs, participating in nursing educational programs, promoting a collaborative work environment supporting the organizational mission, behavior expectations, values, and pillars, promoting innovation by integrating new clinical knowledge into practice, participating in clinical research activities, identifying ethical care issues, adhering to the legal framework and scope of practice defined by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, complying with HMH and department-specific scope of services, policies and procedures, and adhering to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications include a graduate of an NLN/AACN accredited nursing program, a Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, maintaining clinical competencies through continuing education and clinical practice, experience in a relevant patient care setting, a National Provider Identifier (NPI), prescriptive authority through CDS and DEA registration according to New Jersey state law, a collaborative agreement with physicians on staff, excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms, a NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License, an Advance Practice Nurse License, BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification, and board certification by AANP or ANCC.