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Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner

Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte RegionCharlotte, NC,
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Details

Job Location 7600 - Charlotte, NCPosition Type Full TimeEducation Level Graduate DegreeTravel Percentage Up to 50% Job Shift DayJob Category Nurse

Description

VIA Health Partners  is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. More importantly we are proud to be a community based, not for profit hospice & palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization  whose funds go to serve our mission.

We provide excellent benefits including :

  • Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
  • 28 days of Paid Time Off
  • Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
  • 403b Retirement plan with matching
  • Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
  • Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
  • Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
  • Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

Essential Functions

  • In addition to the general services outlined by the Board HPCCR Nurse Practitioners will also provide the following specific services related to the care of patients with advanced life threatening / life limiting illnesses :
  • Promotes the highest quality of end of life care including hospice care and widespread use of advanced directives.
  • Prevents suffering and alleviation of physical, spiritual, and psychological pain.
  • Diagnoses, treats, and manages pain and other symptoms frequently experienced by patients at the end of life.
  • Guides and counsels patients and their families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the benefits / burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs.
  • Prescribes and / or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine.
  • Plans for situations beyond the nurse practitioner’s expertise and conferring with the Medical Director, or a Medical Services Physician as appropriate.
  • Serves as an end-of-life care education resource both within the organization and in the outside community.
  • Pursues actively and passionately educational opportunities that lead to improved outcomes.
  • As part of the comprehensive and compassionate care of patients with advanced life threatening / life limiting illnesses a Nurse Practitioner may utilize the following strategies :
  • Evaluates patients by performing history and physical examinations.
  • Discusses patient with attending physicians, consultants, nursing staff, and other medical professionals.
  • Prescribes systemic and topical drug therapies including narcotics for the pain and other symptoms.
  • Conducts patient / family meetings to review medical issues and establish goals of care.
  • Provides general psychosocial support.
  • Refers for diet / exercise therapies.
  • Recommends other non-pharmacological therapies such as massage therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and music therapy.
  • Recommends additional psychosocial counseling by mental health professionals.
  • Prescribes medical supplies and equipment.
  • Recommends appropriate diagnostic tests and studies.
  • Reviews and discusses advance care directives.
  • Recommends referral to hospice services.
  • Participates in team discussions regarding patient care to gain insight and suggestions.
  • Self directs learning to remain up-to-date on current trends in hospice and palliative medicine.
  • The following list is a general outline of the basic duties of a Nurse Practitioner :
  • Provides comprehensive medical care to HPCCR patients.
  • Serves as a medical resource for HPCCR staff.
  • Assists in staff training.
  • Assists in education and training of healthcare professionals and public.
  • Optimizes cost-effective plan of care.
  • Assists in the development of policies.
  • Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized.
  • Enhances palliative and hospice care by promoting increased and earlier referrals to palliative medicine and hospice.
  • Submit billing and documentation according to policy.
  • Accommodates requests from the Medical Director, either directly or indirectly through his / her agent, to add or modify the duties to accomplish the team and organization goals
  • Submit all billing and documentation according to established policy.
  • May perform other duties as required.
  • Qualifications

    Qualification Requirements

  • A Master Degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted license NC license as Registered Nurse (RN), and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from NC Board of Nursing.
  • Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire; current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support required. Computer proficiency is required.
  • Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum 1 year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses required. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical.