What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Nurse Practitioner position at JOL Healthcare, Inc.?
Job Summary:
Primary functions are to assist in overseeing the clinical care and treatment of patients and families; to consult with the patient's attending physician, in consultation with the hospice physician; provide clinical direction to the Interdisciplinary Team to assure quality care.
Essentials Functions:
- Collaborates with the IDT in assuring appropriate evaluation and palliative treatment of terminal disease.
- Consults with and assists in the IDT’s development of patient/family plan of care to assure quality care is provided.
- Consults with and educates the patient/family regarding disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care. Provides training to other staff as needed.
- Performs and documents visits to patient/family based on plan of care and patient/family need.
- Interacts with attending and consulting physicians as necessary regarding palliative care, in collaboration with hospice physician
- Consults with and provides education to other IDT members on a prn basis for clinical issues relating to palliation.
- Actively participates in the IDT. Communicates effectively, timely, and appropriately at all times.
- Informs physicians and other personnel of changes in the patient’s needs and outcomes of intervention, while evaluating patient/family response to care.
- Completes face-to-face encounters with patients, as assigned, prior to 3rd benefit period and each period afterwards.
- Provides clinical assessment results to hospice physician after making face-to-face encounters with patients, as assigned.
- Uses standard precautions at all times, and per agency policy.
- Adheres to agency policies regarding protected health information.
- Keeps up with and maintains education/knowledge in pharmacology and palliative medicine.
- Provides on-call services to patients/families as assigned.
Experience:
- Clinical: 2 years (Preferred)
- Hospice: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- RN (Required)
Salary: $130 per visit
Job Type: Part-time
Medical Specialty:
- Geriatrics
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Experience:
- Hospice care: 1 year (Preferred)
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $130
