Hospice House Nurse Practitioner

Overview

Hospice House Nurse Practitioner at VIA Health Partners. VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. We are a community-based, not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people-first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.

Due to significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.

• Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced

• Provide comprehensive medical care to HPCCR patients and serve as a medical resource for HPCCR staff.
• Promote the highest quality of end-of-life care including hospice care and the use of advanced directives.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage pain and other symptoms experienced by patients at the end of life.
• Guide and counsel patients and their families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the benefits/burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs.
• Prescribe and/or recommend therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs in accordance with ethical principles of medicine.
• Plan for situations beyond the nurse practitioner’s expertise and coordinate with the Medical Director or Medical Services Physician as appropriate.
• Serve as an end-of-life care education resource within the organization and the community.
• Pursue educational opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
• Evaluate patients through history and physical examinations; discuss findings with attending physicians and healthcare team.
• Prescribe systemic and topical drug therapies including narcotics for pain and other symptoms.
• Conduct patient/family meetings to review medical issues and establish goals of care.
• Provide psychosocial support and refer for diet/exercise therapies; recommend non-pharmacological therapies (e.g., massage, physical therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy).
• Recommend appropriate diagnostic tests and studies; review advance care directives; refer to hospice services when appropriate.
• Participate in team discussions to gain insights and suggestions; stay up-to-date on current trends in hospice and palliative medicine.
• Submit billing and documentation according to policy and assist in policy development to optimize care and reimbursement.

• A Master Degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted NC Registered Nurse (RN) license and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from NC Board of Nursing.
• Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire; current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support required; computer proficiency.

• Minimum 1 year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life-limiting illnesses required. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics; oncology; home health care; medical-surgical.