Nurse Practitioner

Why You’ll Love This Role

Join a team that puts you first. At The Pines Home Health and Hospice we do things differently. Our philosophy is simple: our team comes first. When you feel supported, empowered, and valued, you deliver the kind of care that changes lives. That’s why we invest in your growth from day one through mentorship, ongoing education, and a culture that encourages intelligent risk tasking and innovation.

• Provide comprehensive hospice services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating physician.
• Conduct medical care, palliative management, and terminal illness care for patients.
• Complete history and physical examinations, evaluate medical condition, order and interpret lab and diagnostic tests, and document findings in the patient’s medical record.
• Develop individualized plans of care, prescribe medications and treatments, obtain consultations or referrals, and coordinate hospice services.
• Perform hospice face‑to‑face visit requirements prior to the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess hospice eligibility.
• Provide clinical information and recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification.
• Coordinate and oversee patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Ensure symptom control and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to improve patient comfort.
• Develop treatment protocols and propose interventions based on evidence and collaboration with the physician.
• Consult with the physician when a patient’s plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.

• Maintain knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal regulations, and hospice service rules.
• Ensure compliance with Medicare conditions of participation and other state regulations governing healthcare provision.
• Comply with HIPAA requirements and organizational policies.
• Participate in quality monitoring, quality improvement initiatives, and organizational audit.
• Engage in personal professional growth through seminars, conferences, continuing education, and in‑service classes.
• Assist patients, families, and caregivers with continuity of care and provide nursing consultation and education to interdisciplinary team members.
• Build and nurture relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Master’s degree with at least one year of Nurse Practitioner experience and at least one year of hospice or palliative care experience.
• Current nursing licensure in the state and CPR certification.
• Accreditation from an approved certifying body for advanced practice nursing as required by state.
• Preferred certification in a specialist area (e.g., Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN), Pediatrics, or Geriatrics).
• Excellent observational, verbal, and written communication skills, problem‑solving abilities, and mathematical proficiency.
• Physical ability to walk or stand for prolonged periods, lift, transfer patients or supplies, and reach, stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch.
• Adequate visual and hearing acuity to perform required nursing skills.
• Licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor is discrimination performed, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.