Nurse Practitioner

NURSE PRACTITIONER

Job Title:

Tri-State Life Care (TLC) Nurse Practitioner

Position Scope:
The Nurse Practitioner assesses, treats, solves problems, counsel, and educates hospice and palliative care patients, utilizing advanced assessment and evaluation techniques.

• Performs consultative visits for pain and symptom management
• Offers clinical changes to plan of care with collaboration from attending physician and/or medical director. Offers clinical nursing changes to plan of care and communicates to the care team
• Confers with medical directors to review diagnosis, assessment criteria, and issues of pain and symptom management for population served
• Participates in agency quality improvement process
• Initiates any immediate orders with consult of the attending medical director
• Assesses health status and health potential: plans, implements and evaluates health care needs of the patient/family
• Plans and evaluates therapeutic regimens for patients, to minimize pain and suffering, consulting with physicians and other members of the health care team, and community agencies
• Performs history and physical examination, and records data
• Identifies normal and abnormal findings, and consults any needs with physician to determine the plan of treatment
• Practices standard precautions in all contacts with patients
• Provides emotional support to patients and families in a manner that fosters independence and affirms existing strengths.
• Documents care provided and the response of the patient/family; completes documentation in a timely fashion as described in agency policy
• Delivers care in a cost-effective manner that demonstrates an understanding of hospice reimbursement methodologies
• Performs palliative care consults in the hospital, home and nursing facility

• Completion of Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
• Master's degree in nursing
• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Ohio and West Virginia
• Current certification as family or adult nurse practitioner
• Two years' experience of practice in the Nurse Practitioner Role

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and possession of a valid driver's license.