Brief Description
Kaleidoscope Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Participates in the coordination and delivery of patient care in keeping with the professional role of a licensed Nurse Practitioner. Provides clinical care, including patient visits, examination, diagnosis, and treatment. Also provides education to the patient, family, staff, and community as may be required from time to time. Coordinates, conducts, and participates in evaluation of Nurse Practitioner services rendered. Implements evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes. Is available for consultation with Agency staff. Will have a written Collaboration Agreement with supervising Physician in keeping with community and state standards for professionally and properly performing the role of a Nurse Practitioner.
Patient Care
- Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences to assist in patient care review and planning as needed.
- Participates in providing direct patient care and the evaluation of palliative care patients in both the home and clinic settings.
- Available to act as a consultant to Physicians and other Nurse Practitioners concerning a wide variety of patient care issues.
- Offers advice, and is available as consultant to nurses and others, on medical interventions to relieve pain and symptoms of disease, prescribing or recommending appropriate medication, dosages, treatments, or other appropriate interventions.
- Documents orders and progress notes in patient chart in a timely manner.
- Available as on call consultant to other team members regarding patients’ physical conditions.
In-House Training And Education
Provides education through teaching, in-services, new employee orientation, and other interactions to enhance the overall clinical competencies of the Agency’s clinical staff with an emphasis on palliative care.Provides clinical staff with the latest updates and information gathered from seminars, lectures, publications, medical journals, and other sources related to palliative care.Community Medical Professional Relations
Serves as liaison between Agency, physicians in the community, and the medical community in general.Participates in hospital and community education programs from time to time.Medical Program Administration
Participates in routine record reviews of patients.Provides patient information to the Medical Director and / or other Physicians for their use in determining continued patient eligibility for palliative care.Uses applicable computer technology to perform job functions as required.Maintains medical records in compliance with documentation requirements and coding procedures. Gathers statistical data and prepares reports as needed.Participates in quality assurance activities, process improvement and evaluation of patient care services rendered.Participates in health-related research projects as assigned.Committed to Agency resolution against fraud and abuse.Knowledgeable in hospice and palliative care philosophy, LCD, and state and federal rules and regulations.Arrives to work and meetings on time and ready to work.Respects confidentiality of patients / families and other Agency employees.Maintains knowledge, skills, and competence in areas of responsibility by reading current professional medical and nursing journals, attending educational meetings / conferences for professional growth as required, and other means.Sees change as an opportunity and maintains a level of flexibility, which allows for adaptation to newways of performing.
Follows directions and policies that allow for an organizational commitment to working under timepressures without sacrificing quality.
Performs other duties that may be assigned.Job Requirements
Requires a thorough knowledge of nursing and medical policies and procedures related to practice area.Possesses the ability to operate and drive an automobile while maintaining a valid driver's license and current automobile insurance. Requires use of personal vehicle.Qualifications
Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner graduate program or an accredited certificate program.Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner.Current and valid RN licensure with prescriptive authority in the state of Indiana.