PRN Nurse Practitioner | Hospice Superhero! - job 1 of 2

Job Summary

Inspire Hospice and Palliative Care continues to grow and is looking for a Hospice Nurse Practitioner (PRN). The Hospice Nurse Practitioners are to: evaluate and assess patients for hospice eligibility at admission or ongoing as needed per Medicare regulation, coordinate evaluation results with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family, referral source, and report results of all evaluations to the Hospice Medical Director. He/she will occasionally provide education to patients, families and other staff members.

Why You'll Love Working With Inspire:

Inspire Hospice and Palliative Care, named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work, is a team of passionate hospice professionals committed to providing high-quality, compassionate hospice and palliative care. Inspire Hospice was founded in Atlanta, GA by a seasoned team of hospice leaders who are dedicated to patients and above-and-beyond care.
Take the next step in your career and join our award-winning team of experienced nurses, social workers, CNAs, chaplains and hospice professionals! We have a culture where everyone is motivated and incentivized to do their best. We're exceeding expectations of our patients, families, and community healthcare partners, and we have fun doing it!

At Inspire, we only hire top talent that is passionate, knowledgeable and committed to their patients, coworkers and team.

Qualifications:

• Current Graduate of Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license, automobile liability insurance, and have dependable transportation
• Two years experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a clinical care setting preferred.
• Previous home health or hospice experience is preferred, but not required.
• Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Specialized skills preferred in palliation and end of life symptom management practice.

Responsibilities:

• Initial and ongoing comprehensive evaluations of the impact of the terminal disease on the patients physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs and ADLs (i.e. risk for grief, cultural/spiritual, verbal/non-verbal)
• Evaluate and assess patients to report eligibility determinants to Hospice Medical Director

• Consulting with and educating the patient/family regarding disease process, self-care techniques, end of life care, nutrition and dietary needs. Providing training to other staff as needed.
• Documents all assessments and evaluations per agency instruction and policy

• Informing physician and other personnel of changes in the patient's needs and outcomes of intervention, while evaluating patient/family response to care.
• Evaluating own needs for support using identified systems to meet the need.

• Communicating information using current process and technology available to the organization.

• Applying specific criteria for admission and re-certification to hospice care to establish appropriate levels of care and the patient's eligibility.

• Proactively completes and documents Face to Face assessments as assigned by the agency, within assigned time frames