Hospice Nurse Practitioner (PRN)
Territory: Fort Worth/Denton
Come join our team at Three Oaks Hospice and our sister companies. We are growing and looking for compassionate professionals who want to make a meaningful impact while building a rewarding career in hospice care.
Together, we share a unified mission to deliver best-in-class care to patients and families. While each organization maintains its own identity and local culture, we operate as one connected network-using shared systems and support to create a smooth, consistent, and candidate-friendly hiring experience.
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POSITION SUMMARY: The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with a physician and other palliative care team members to deliver palliative care and related health care services to chronic and serious ill patients and families.
Essential Duties:
- Collaborates with the IDG in assuring appropriate evaluation and palliative treatment of terminal disease.
- Consults with and assists in the IDG's development of patient/family plan of care to assure 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 members on a prn basis for clinical issues relating to palliation.
- Actively participates in the IDG. 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.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
- Current state RN and APN license and CPR certification.
- Minimum 2 years' experience as an APN clinical care setting preferred; hospice and home health preferred.
- Certification in a specialist area preferred; (e.g., Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN) or Geriatrics)
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skill, problem solving skills, nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and current auto liability insurance coverage.