Nurse Practitioner

Schedule: 32 hours a week, four 8‑hour shifts.

• Clinical Practice
  • Participates in development and implementation of new programs that affect clinical practice
  • Performs holistic patient assessment; prescribes or recommends symptom management to primary care providers
  • Collaborates with the physician to perform medical history and physical exam and develop a plan of care
  • Coordinates care with team members and healthcare professionals involved in patient and family plan of care
  • Reviews medical records, physician/consultant notes, lab and diagnostic test results to formulate a plan of care based on above data
  • Provides follow‑up to reassess the plan of care as determined by patient’s goals
  • Participates in analyzing and evaluating clinical practice standards in terms of cost and quality
  • Provides independent advanced practice nursing care within the scope of practice as delineated in State of Ohio
  • Participates in development and implementation of new standards of practice for hospice and palliative care
• Consultation
  • Ensures quality care across the continuum as an expert in palliative care
  • Facilitates and/or participates in transdisciplinary team conferences
  • Serves as a consultant to staff caring for patients in hospitals, long‑term care settings and home settings
  • Serves as an expert consultant to healthcare professionals at the local, national and international levels to influence and advance clinical practice in palliative care
• Education
  • Maintains a thorough knowledge of current practice and literature related to palliative care and facilitates the sharing of that knowledge with staff
  • Educates patients and families on applicable areas of palliative care, such as interventions for pain and symptom management, and choice in end‑of‑life care
  • Empowers patients and families to identify and meet goals of care
  • Provides education to HWR staff and outside agencies, hospitals and long‑term care settings on principles of palliative care
• Collaboration
  • Maintains a standard care agreement with HWR Medical Directors
  • Works as part of a team and collaborates with members of the palliative care team and health care professionals as appropriate within the community
  • Facilitates communication between nursing staff/physicians and patient/family
  • Participates on HWR committees and in quality improvement activities
  • Maintains and cultivates professional relationships in healthcare that strengthen HWR’s strategic marketing plan
  • Fulfills professional growth through involvement in professional organizations, presentations and publications
• Research
  • Participates in agency research endeavors
  • Presents findings of research internally and at professional conferences
• Accountability
  • Participates in peer reviews
  • Adjusts to changes in workload and schedules based on changing departmental and organizational priorities
  • Maintains national certification
  • Seeks palliative care educational opportunities to increase knowledge
  • Teaches and lectures for continuing education programs
  • Participates in multidisciplinary patient care conferences
  • Serves as a preceptor to Advanced Practice Nurses

• Maintains a current Registered Nurse license in State of Ohio
• Maintains a current Certificate of Authority in State of Ohio
• Master of Nursing Degree
• Minimum of two years in a clinical setting
• Must be flexible, possess problem‑solving skills, prioritize and demonstrate healthy coping strategies
• Ability to demonstrate excellence in written and oral communication
• Ability to meet patient/family needs that require variable hours
• Knowledge of hospice and palliative care clinical standards of practice, policies and procedures
• Ability to practice in accordance with HWR clinical standards of practice, policies and procedures
• Ability to establish and maintain…