NP Provider Hospice & Palliative Care (Pediatric)
On-sitePort, Oklahoma, United States
Job Summary
Provide NP-appropriate service to patients enrolled in hospice and assist in staffing pediatric palliative care consultation services. Conduct in-person or telehealth visits to deliver comfort care consistent with best practices, including history-taking, examination, care planning, and documentation. Coordinate with the team physician and manager for face-to-face evaluations of hospice eligibility and management of patients requiring exigent medical care. Contribute to team training and help build a teaching curriculum on pediatric aspects of hospice care through cross coverage. Perform quality improvement projects as appropriate while using an evidence-based approach to management and policy adherence. Travel across the agency's geographic territory to provide patient care in community, long-term care, or hospital settings.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in nursing
- Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program
- NYS NP License (Certified Pediatric, Family, or Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner)
- CPR-BLS
- NYS Driver's license
- Car
Desired Qualifications
- Minimum of 1-year clinical experience as a NP provider
- Prior experience working as a member of a specialist-level palliative care team
- Prior experience working in a hospice environment
- Prior pediatric nursing or pediatric NP experience
- Hospice & Palliative Care certification
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the position
- Ability to coordinate the resources and personnel involved in a comprehensive interdisciplinary team environment
- Ability to travel across the agency's geographic territory to provide patient care as needed
- Possess teaching, communication, and listening skills
- Ability to work non-judgmentally with patient / family members of any culture, religion, socio-economic background, or lifestyle
- A high degree of accountability
- Excellent communication, listening, and organizational skills
- Ability to work within an integrated health care team
- Ability to demonstrate effective critical thinking skills
- Ability to problem solve independently
- Microsoft Word and Excel
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