Nurse Practitioner - Hospice
Company: Sutter Care at Home
Location: Alameda
Posted on: June 2, 2021
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Job Description:
Description: The Hospice nurse practitioner functions independently as an
advanced nursing professional, assessing the patient to identify
Hospice care needs, creates and modifies a plan of care, makes
appropriate referrals, provides patient and family education,
monitors patient status, and evaluates the effectiveness of the
established plan of care. The Hospice nurse practitioner serves as
a resource for medical and nursing staff and works collaboratively
to develop and implement Hospice programs in a variety of settings.
With the patient/family, and other members of the interdisciplinary
care team, the Hospice nurse practitioner provides evidence-based
physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual/existential care
to individuals and families experiencing life-limiting progressive
illness. The goal of Hospice nursing is to promote the patient's
quality of life through the relief of suffering along the illness
trajectory, through the death of the patient, and into the
bereavement period of the family. Education• Other Graduate from an approved nursing program with
current licensure in the State of California as a Nurse
Practitioner Required• Master's PreferredLicensures and
Certifications• Basic Life Support Certification - BLS Required•
Nurse Practioner - NP Thus conforms to and has met the requirements
of the California BRN Title 16 Section 1482. Required• Automobile
Insurance - INSURANCE Required• Driver License, Valid and in State
- DL NUMBER Required• Nurse Practitioner Furnishing - NPF Required•
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS Required• Other Current Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA) License/Registration Certificate
Required Experience• Five (5) years of experience as adult Nurse
Practitioner Required Minimum of one (1) year of experience or
education in palliative care management and or Hospice care
Required Skills and Knowledge• Knowledge Possess critical
thinking skills, in-depth knowledge of clinical disease entities
common to hospice and palliative care including the
pathophysiology, disease progression, pharmacological and
non-pharmacological treatment modalities for palliative care,
in-depth knowledge of the hospice philosophy, the Medicare hospice
benefit, Conditions of Participation, and Local Coverage
Determinations under the Medicare Fiscal Intermediary and CHAP
Skills• Demonstrated clinical assessment skills.• Possess
excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and
written.• Must have the ability to function independently and
as a member of an interdisciplinary team; ability to exercise
independently sound clinical judgment in planning and providing
patient care; ability to recognize the special needs of hospice
patients and others including family, friends, caregivers in the
home.• Ability to communicate with patients, family, friends,
and caregivers, in an effective, mature, caring
manner.• Ability to maintain effective and harmonious working
relations with internal and external customers.• Must be
proficient in utilizing technology such as cellular phones,
Smartphone or PDAs, laptop computers and have strong computer
skills.
Organization: Sutter Care at Home
Employee Status: Regular
Posting Type: All Applications Accepted
Benefits: Yes
Position Status: Exempt
Union: No
Job shift: Day
Shift Hours- 8 Hour Shift
Days of the Week Scheduled: Monday-Friday
Weekend Requirements: Other
Shift Start Time: 8\:00
Shift End Time: 5\:00
Schedule: Full Time
Hrs Per 2wk Pay Period: 80
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, creed, religion, marital status,
sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex,
gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin
(including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals
who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age,
medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or
protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or
perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical
condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made
unlawful by local, state, or federal law, ordinance or regulation.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screening.
Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be
considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal,
state, and local laws, including but not limited to the San
Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Keywords: Sutter Care at Home, Alameda , Nurse Practitioner - Hospice, Other , Alameda, California
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