PMOA_Nurse Practitioiner

Job Description Summary The Nurse Practitioner is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive palliative/hospice care services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of a collaborating physician. He/She provides palliative/hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of 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.

Under the supervision of a physician, the nurse practitioner visits patients (in home, facility or clinic setting), completes physical assessments, performs face to face assessments and evaluates palliative/hospice eligibility as assigned in consultation with an 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 Provides medical care, palliates and manages serious 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's medical record.

Manages health conditions and serious illnesses by developing an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications and / or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating palliative/hospice care services.

May complete the hospice face to face visit requirements prior to the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess hospice eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and the local coverage determinations. Provides clinical information to the Hospice Medical Director for interpretation for eligibility for hospice recertification.

Makes recommendations to the Hospice Medical Director and Hospice of Acadiana regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice care.

Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the palliative/hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.

Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.

Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.

Consults the collaborating physician when the patient's plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.

Participation in on-call rotation

Communication

Communicates and collaborates with the palliative interdisciplinary team to create, review and revise the patient's plan of care.

Consults with the patient's primary care physician, and other healthcare practitioners regarding the patient's eligibility for palliative/hospice care, ongoing care needs and medical management related to the patient's serious/terminal condition.

Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.

Attends and participates in palliative/hospice interdisciplinary team meetings.

Completes and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes, physical exam notes, assessment visit notes, medical orders, collaboration notes and other documentation in the medical record.

Educates/counsels’ patients,…