Family Nurse Practitioner (NP) Hospice Care FTE

Full Job Description

OneCare Hospice is the fastest growing hospice and pediatric palliative care companies in Nevada. OneCare offers patients compassion, personalized, and quality care throughout southern Nevada. OneCare Hospice brings comfort, dignity, and peace to help people with a life-limiting illness live every moment of life to the fullest while providing support for loved ones. We perform hospice care in the home, nursing home or assisted-living community.

We believe that exceptional end-of-life care can only happen when highly trained, experienced professionals are dedicated to listening to patients and their families, focused on respecting their ideas, and committed to making a difference. All of our employees are hand-picked to fulfill our vision.

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming hospice and palliative care and hundreds of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve our mission and philosophy through patient-focused, personalized care. If so, We are looking for an experienced Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner to provide excellent care and support to terminally ill patients and our pediatric palliative care patients.

In this role, you will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, healthcare providers, and office staff while providing high quality direct patient care in a clinic setting. You will enjoy profound job satisfaction as you impact the care and comfort of our patient population. You will assess and provide treatment to patients of various age groups. You will diagnose conditions, create treatment plans, and prescribe medications as related to the treatment plan. You will collaborate with a physician to achieve the best health outcomes for the patient. You will enjoy opportunities for career growth and continuing education opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• For this role, you need to be an NP for adults/peds who sees the value of hospice and palliative care in alleviating pain and suffering. A compassionate nature and excellent interpersonal skills will make you a good candidate for this position.
• Complete hospice face-to-face evaluations
• Collaborate with the palliative care team, and the hospice IDG team to ensure ongoing care of our patients, and the ongoing appropriateness of the hospice benefit.
• Rapidly formulate a differential diagnosis from assessments conducted within the clinic setting
• Develop and implement treatment plans for patients assigned within the primary care team
• Develop and actualize plans for the primary care team as assigned
• Provide guidance to nursing personnel towards treatment plans and care issues
• Document treatment plans in the medical record
• Collaborate with physician and documents physician guidance as needed
• Coordinate care for patients
• Exposure to patients with potential infectious disease

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner Certification in Primary Care, Geriatric, Adult or Physician Assistant certification, or ability to obtain
• Active unrestricted APRN or PA-C license in Nevada, or ability to obtain
• DEA License, or ability to obtain
• Proven ability to communicate with patients, primary care team members and management staff
• Proven ability to make care decisions based on best medical practices without direct supervision or guidance by a physician
• Basic technical proficiency in the use of computer programs for medical records or internet search for clinical practice
• Demonstrated advanced assessment and treatment plan implementation skills
• Proven ability to complete clinical care lifting in a provider office environment
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. OneCare Hospice will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual is a plus (Spanish speaking to serve our large community)
• Knowledge of mental health issues
• Familiarity with Medicare and ICD-10 coding
• Acute care experience in a primary care clinic, urgent care, or retail clinic (preferred)
• Ability to formulate a differential diagnosis
• Proficient in assessment and development of treatment plans
• Ability to conceptualize the needs for the team or department and actualize plans for implementation
• Ability to develop plans of action and gain team consensus towards common goals
• Background in managed care

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical Specialty:

• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Schedule:

• M-F, 8 Hour Shifts

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics
• Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Pediatrics

Experience:

• Hospice/Palliative: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• NV Certified Nurse Practitioner license (Required)
• DEA Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person