Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; APRN

Position: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
Location: Sarasota

Job Title/Position:
Nurse Practitioner

Reports To:

Clinical Director JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARYCONTINUUM CARE HOSPICEThe Nurse Practitioner is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive hospice services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of acollaborating physician. He/She provides hospice care through the evaluation and assessmentof 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.

Underthe supervision of a physician, the nurse practitioner visits patients, completes physicalassessments, 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.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES Patient Care
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 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 patient's 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 patient'smedical record.

Manages health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan ofcare, 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 subsequenthospice benefit periods to a s s e s s hospice eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and the local coverage determinations. Provides clinical information to thehospice 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 thehospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.

Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms, through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
8. Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventionsbased on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
9. Consults the collaborating physician when the patient's plan of care is outside standardizedpractice and protocols.

Communication
1. Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to create, review andrevise the patient's plan of care.
2. Consults with the patient's attending physician, the hospice medical director and other healthcare practitioners regarding the patient's eligibility for hospice care, ongoing careneeds and medical management related to the patient's terminal condition.
3. Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.
4. Attends and participates in hospice interdisciplinary group meetings.
5. Completes, 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.
6. Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medicalproblems, psychological problems, and spiritual problems in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team to meet the total needs of patients.
7. Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
8. Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity ofcare.
9. 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.
10. Serves as a nursing resource for consultation and educations to members of the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners in the community.
11. Establishes, builds and nurtures relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.

Additional Duties
1. Maintains knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal rulesand regulations for hospice services
2. Feguations gover ene provision if heathetions of participation and other state
3. Complies with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirementsin accordance with federal, state and organizational policies.
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