What are the responsibilities and job description for the APRN - Hospice position at Home Health & Hospice Care?
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Why Work For Us?
Home Health & Hospice is one of the oldest VNA's in the US starting in Nashua in 1883! Our deep roots in the communities we serve reflect we are the leading hospice provider in NH. If you desire supportive management, flexible scheduling, a better work life balance, variety in your day, working in a state of the art facility in Merrimack utilizing EPIC for electronic medical record system - this maybe your next career step! Our engaging culture offers training, respect and appreciation, competitive pay, agency apparel, paid mileage, generous benefits package-benefits start the first of the month following date of hire too and so much more. Think about the possibilities! Hospice is a specialty if you've been thinking of this line of care apply today!
Service Areas: Community Hospice House and community homes
Why You'll Love Us
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Description
Why Work For Us?
Home Health & Hospice is one of the oldest VNA's in the US starting in Nashua in 1883! Our deep roots in the communities we serve reflect we are the leading hospice provider in NH. If you desire supportive management, flexible scheduling, a better work life balance, variety in your day, working in a state of the art facility in Merrimack utilizing EPIC for electronic medical record system - this maybe your next career step! Our engaging culture offers training, respect and appreciation, competitive pay, agency apparel, paid mileage, generous benefits package-benefits start the first of the month following date of hire too and so much more. Think about the possibilities! Hospice is a specialty if you've been thinking of this line of care apply today!
Service Areas: Community Hospice House and community homes
Why You'll Love Us
- Competitive pay rates!
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits starting the 1st of the month following your start date!
- Accrued Earned time (PTO)
- 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions!
- Complete visits and directs patient care and consultation services for hospice and palliative care programs; may include visits to include but not limited to homes, nursing facilities, hospitals and community hospice house.
- Provides expertise regarding pain and symptom management to all referred patients.
- Completes consults and patient evaluations in timely manner and codes appropriately for reimbursement purposes, with adequate clinical resources to cover for these clinical services while maintaining productivity standards.
- May serve as backup to attending physician for patients presenting to a Hospice program team without a local physician, and directs patient’s plan of care.
- Assists the Hospice and Palliative Care Medical Director in developing, maintaining, and monitoring all medical standards and protocols for the hospice and palliative care program.
- Acts as a resource to community physicians and clinicians regarding symptom management.
- Responsible for on-call rotation for Community Hospice House and hospice program.
- Maintains expertise through attendance at seminars, conferences and in-services related to hospice and/or palliative care programs
- Provides palliative care in the community, intermittent patient care at Hospice house, care of hospice patients, once a weekday night call and call every 5th weekend.
- Masters or post graduate degree as required to obtain a Nurse Practitioner license.
- Valid licenses as Registered Nurse (“RN”) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ("APRN") in NH.
- Unrestricted DEA provider registration and Controlled Substance License.
- Eligible to obtain hospital privileges.
- Eligible for the Advanced Hospice and Palliative Care Certification.
- Excellent communication, presentation and teaching skills.
- Local Hospital privileges at the hospital(s) high in referral volume.
- Comprehensive knowledge of palliative care with special expertise in pain and symptom control and related pharmacology.
- Certified in Advanced Hospice and Palliative Care.
- Demonstrates expertise in the psycho‑social aspects of the care of the terminally ill patients and their families.
- EMR software proficiency.
- Registered as a APRN with New Hampshire’s Board of Nursing.
- BLS/CPR Certification.
- Satisfactory criminal record.
- Satisfactory motor vehicle record.
- Active auto insurance listing employee as insured operator.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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