The Nurse Practitioner assists physicians in overseeing the clinical care and treatment of patients and families; to consult with the patients’ attending physician, in consultation with the hospice physician; provide clinical direction to the Interdisciplinary Group/Team to ensure quality care. Completing F2F – Face-to-face documentation and home visits for palliation and management of the patient’s terminal illness and conditions related to the terminal illness. Serves as a member of Interdisciplinary Group/ Interdisciplinary Team. The Nurse Practitioner reports to the Hospice Administrator.
Role Expectations:
- Collaborates with the IDG/T to ensure appropriate evaluation and palliative treatment of terminal disease.
- Consult with and assist in the IDG/T’s development of patient/family plan of care to ensure quality care is provided.
- Consults with and educates the patient/family regarding disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care. Provides training to other staff as needed.
- Performs and documents visits to patient/family based on plan of care and patient/family need.
- Interacts with attending and consulting physicians as necessary regarding palliative care, in collaboration with hospice physician.
- Consults with and provides education to other IDG/T members on a prn basis for clinical issues relating to palliation.
- Actively participates in the IDG/T. Communicates effectively, timely, and appropriately at all times.
- Informs physicians and other personnel of changes in the patient’s needs and outcomes of intervention, while evaluating patient/family response to care.
- Completes face-to-face encounters with patients, as assigned, prior to 3rd benefit period and each period afterwards.
- Provides clinical assessment results to hospice physician after making face-to-face encounters with patients, as assigned.
- Provides medical direction and education to the clinical staff, acts as a role model and provides consultation for attending physicians
- Communicates with the medical community/attending physician as needed to assure optimum patient care and acts as a liaison in the medical community.
- Performs home visits and patient assessment and interventions as requested by the IDG/IDT. Provides consultation for palliative and end-of-life care issues, completed Face to Face assessments as necessary.
- Supports the Hospice’s goals and vision.
- Promotes compliance with all fiscal intermediary and/or other third-party payors, through education, coaching, and other assistance as necessary.
- Demonstrates commitment, professional growth, and competency.
- Provides care utilizing infection control measures (OSHA)
- Work with Interdisciplinary Group/Team to ensure patient/family needs are met.
- Accurate, timely submission of all required paperwork.
- Promotes the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies.
- Meets industry caseload and productivity standards.
- Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call services to patients and their families as assigned.
- Provides effective communication to patients, their family members, team members, and other health care professionals.
- Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance
