Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Hiring Now!
Company: Intrepid USA
Location: Mears
Posted on: November 18, 2023
Job Description:
Intrepid USA - Our vision makes a difference: We are a top 10
national home healthcare company with an overall 50 year history of
excellence driving our future vision forward. We are putting a dent
in the homecare universe through our commitment to providing
affordable, personalized, patient and family centered medical home
healthcare, home hospice, private duty homecare and independent
living support services delivered in a concierge style, on-demand
to create an exceptional patient experience. What makes our vision
different:
Culture driven by servant based
leadership with an inverted organization chart. Our clinical teams
are at the top and our CEO is at the bottom supporting our
organizationOur Care Centers are not franchises. We have a National
Support Center helping our Care Center leaders manage and drive
their local family business style of operations, clinical and
patient experienceOur teams manage their local Care Centers where
they are embedded in the fabric of the communities they serveWe are
committed to caring for our patients just as if they were our
familyWhy working here is awesome:
Industry leading online training
system and modules for continuing education thru Intrepid
UniversityClinician centric WellSky EHR to improve clinical
documentation quality and patient careCompetitive pay with
healthcare, dental, vision, pharmacy, Flexible Spending Account,
Dependent Care Account benefits with affordable premiums for
Full-time team members401K available to all team membersSupportive
time away through PTO time and company paid holidays for Full-time
team membersMobile benefits access, telemedicine access, health
education library and health cost estimator for Full-time team
members.Company paid Life Insurance up to $50K and AD&D
insurance with the option of additional affordable voluntary life
and AD&D available for Full-time team members.Short and long
term disability insurance available at affordable rates for
Full-time team members.Talent science that improves the quality of
our talent acquisition, recruiting process and team membersGreat
work youll do here:The Nurse Practitioner is a registered
professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical
training who provides comprehensive hospice services. The Nurse
Practitioner provides hospice care through the evaluation and
assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing
medical conditions, management of health problems by directing and
developing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments,
coordinating and collaborating with patients, families, and other
healthcare practitioners. Under the supervision, the nurse
practitioner visits patients, completes physical assessments,
performs face-to-face assessments and evaluates hospice eligibility
as assigned in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary
team. The nurse practitioner builds from the resources of the
community to plan and direct services to meet the need of
individuals and families within their homes and communities.
Provides medical care, palliates, and
manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse
Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating
physician.Completes history and physical examinations, by
evaluating the patients medical condition and health history,
ordering and interpreting results from laboratory and diagnostic
tests or procedures, diagnosing health conditions and documents the
findings in the patients medical record.Manages health conditions
and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan of
care, prescribing medications and/or treatments, obtaining
consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care
services.Completes the hospice face to face visit requirements
prior to the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess
hospice eligibility based on the hospice conditions of
participation and the local coverage determinations. Provides
clinical information to the hospice medical director for
interpretation for eligibility for hospice recertification.Makes
recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient
eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice
care.Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient
care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and
other healthcare practitioners.Assures that patient receives
appropriate measures to control symptoms, through collaboration
with interdisciplinary team members.Reviews and develops protocols
for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the
literature in collaboration with the collaborating
physician.Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary
group to create, review and revise the patient's plan of
care.Consults with the patient's attending physician, the hospice
medical director and other healthcare practitioners regarding the
patient's eligibility for hospice care, ongoing care needs and
medical management related to the patient's terminal
conditionCompletes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant
clinical notes, physical examination notes, assessment visit notes,
medical orders, collaboration notes and other documentation in the
medical record.Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or
caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, psychological
problems, and spiritual problems in conjunction with the
interdisciplinary team to meet the total needs of patients. Assists
the patient and family / caregiver and other team members in
providing continuity of care.Works in cooperation with the family /
caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to identify the goals
of care and meet the care needs of the patient and family /
caregiver.Serves as a nursing resource for consultation and
educations to members of the interdisciplinary team and other
healthcare practitioners in the community.Establishes, builds and
nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to
facilitate program growth. Completes other assignments and duties
as requested and assigned to accomplish the goals and objectives of
the Company#NURSE
Keywords: Intrepid USA, Hampton , Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Hiring Now!, Healthcare , Mears, Virginia
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