What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner - Hospice & Palliative Care position at St. Luke's Duluth, MN?
Summary
Approximately 25% of the provider's time will be spent supporting the outpatient and community based hospice program of St Luke's. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to providing face to face visits, attending IDG and actively participating in treatment decisions and supporting nursing staff on the inpatient unit. Provider will provide some primary patient management once patients are enrolled in hospice, primarily regarding medication management.
Experience: At least one (1) year experience in either ambulatory or primary care setting.
Experience: Palliative and/or hospice experience.
READING - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
SPEAKING - Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Intermediate Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES - Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment.
Stand - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Walk - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Up to 25 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)
Works in a normal clinical practice setting; may be exposed to risk of blood borne diseases; may be exposed to electrical or mechanical hazards from office medical equipment; may be exposed to unpleasant patient elements
This is an exciting, new position open to a nurse practitioner with experience working in hospice and palliative care. Position is open to 0.8-1.0 FTE and will include 3-4 days/week in the hospital and 1 day per week in hospice. The qualified candidate will be skilled at developing the practice model and be able to work autonomously with the support of the hospice director and nurses.
Approximately 25% of the provider's time will be spent supporting the outpatient and community based hospice program of St Luke's. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to providing face to face visits, attending IDG and actively participating in treatment decisions and supporting nursing staff on the inpatient unit. Provider will provide some primary patient management once patients are enrolled in hospice, primarily regarding medication management.
- JOB SUMMARY
- This is a hybrid position for palliative care and hospice. The Advanced Practice Clinician will collaborate with Physicians in providing Palliative Care to patients in St. Luke’s Hospital and St. Luke’s Clinics, as well as working within the Hospice program. Approximately 75% of the provider's time will be spent with a hospital based palliative care team. Responsibilities will include managing new consults and follow up visits as determined by group collaboration. Ideally the NP will manage approximately 1/3 of the total referrals. Serve as a resource for the RN team members and hospital staff. Potential for providing education re palliative care and hospice to wider hospital and clinic communities of St Luke's.
Experience: At least one (1) year experience in either ambulatory or primary care setting.
- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirements.
Experience: Palliative and/or hospice experience.
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: N/A
READING - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of the current practice standards for Advanced Practice Clinicians as they apply to his/her profession. Demonstrated skills in independent decision making, management of minor acute illness and chronic health problems and in performing routine physical examinations. Knowledge of the physiological, psychological, social and spiritual influences on the patient's physical condition. Ability to provide age appropriate care to patients of all ages. Ability to collaboratively work with the patient's Physician in coordinating a continuum of care for the patient. Ability to establish and maintain harmonious and cooperative working relationships with other people. Ability to effectively teach health promotion and disease prevention behaviors to patients/families. Ability to exercise good judgment and accept personal responsibility. Ability to effectively communicate with patients, family members, Physicians, support staff and members of the professional community.
SPEAKING - Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Intermediate Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES - Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment.
Stand - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Walk - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to meet the physical demands of primary care practice, including the ability to see, hear, speak English, prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking, considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching; may lift objects up to fifty (50) pounds; work more than eight (8) hours but less than twelve (12) hour shifts
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Up to 25 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)
- LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
- Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
Works in a normal clinical practice setting; may be exposed to risk of blood borne diseases; may be exposed to electrical or mechanical hazards from office medical equipment; may be exposed to unpleasant patient elements
- WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
This is an exciting, new position open to a nurse practitioner with experience working in hospice and palliative care. Position is open to 0.8-1.0 FTE and will include 3-4 days/week in the hospital and 1 day per week in hospice. The qualified candidate will be skilled at developing the practice model and be able to work autonomously with the support of the hospice director and nurses.
