Qureos Mentor

VIA Health Partners

<div>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 &amp; palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients&rsquo; and families&rsquo; needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.
Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.
We provide excellent benefits including:
<ul><li>Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS</li><li>
28 days of Paid Time Off</li><li>
Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
</li><li>403b Retirement plan with matching</li><li>
Focused programs honoring Veteran patients</li><li>
Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice &amp; Palliative Nurse (CHPN)</li><li>
Best Orientation and Onboarding program you&rsquo;ve experienced</li><li>
Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth</li></ul>
Essential Functions<ul><li>
Patient Focused<ul><li>
Reviews available medical records for all new Palliative Medicine referrals.
</li><li>Manages high and medium acuity patient contacts per acuity scale recommendations. As well as low acuity that are in long term care communities.
</li><li>Documents visits, contacts, and communication in electronic medical records.</li><li>
Serves as the point-of-contact for palliative medicine patients, their families, healthcare providers, and the long-term care communities.
</li><li>Facilitates transitions to hospice that are seamless for the referral source, patient, and family.
</li><li>Collaborates with NP to manage scheduling of visits in all settings.
</li><li>Provides education to patients and families about disease processes, symptom management, and advance care directives. LPN Liaisons will provide teaching as directed by NP or RN.
</li><li>Collaborates with the NP to monitor efficacy of interventions related to palliative care needs. LPN Liaisons will collect and report a focused appraisal of the patient&rsquo;s health status.
</li><li>Uses electronic medical record and standard office software to manage patient data and communication between staff and healthcare providers.
</li><li>Collaborates with other PM team members to effectively balance workload of referrals and patient census.
</li></ul></li><li>Community Education<ul><li>
Coordinates with the Strategic Account Manager to provide education to long-term care community staff, referral sources, and families about hospice and palliative medicine, disease process and advance care directives.</li><li>
Provides impromptu community staff education on palliative care topics when the opportunity arises.</li></ul></li><li>
Customer Service<ul><li>
Collaborates with VIA administrative staff, Referral Center staff and community staff to maintain a seamless referral process.</li><li>
Maintains a collaborative relationship with VIA and with key community staff members to promote business development.</li><li>
Assists in performing service recovery when community expectations are not met.</li><li>
Communicates with the Strategic Account Manager and the AVP to keep them abreast of any changes in the communities.</li><li>
Participates in VIA sponsored community appreciation functions, when possible.</li></ul></li><li>
Other<ul><li>
Assists in the development of policies and procedures utilizing own clinical expertise.</li><li>
Provides education to VIA staff on palliative medicine topics.</li></ul></li><li>
May perform other duties as required</li></ul>
Minimum Qualifications<ul><li>
A Diploma or associate degree in nursing is required; Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree preferred.</li><li>
A current, active, and unrestricted compact (multistate) license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is required.</li><li>
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows a registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) to have one multistate license in a primary state of residency (the home state) and to practice in other compact states (remote states), while subject to each state&rsquo;s practice laws and discipline.</li><li>
Current CPR required; CHPN preferred.</li><li>
Minimum 2 years 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.</li><li>
Ability to perform nursing assessments required.</li><li>
Computer proficiency is required</li></ul></div>

Palliative Nurse Liaison - Burke/McDowell

<div>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 &amp; palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients&rsquo; and families&rsquo; needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.
Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.
We provide excellent benefits including:
<ul><li>Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS</li><li>
28 days of Paid Time Off</li><li>
Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
</li><li>403b Retirement plan with matching</li><li>
Focused programs honoring Veteran patients</li><li>
Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice &amp; Palliative Nurse (CHPN)</li><li>
Best Orientation and Onboarding program you&rsquo;ve experienced</li><li>
Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth</li></ul>
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:<ul><li>
Promotes the highest quality of end of life care including hospice care and widespread use of advanced directives.</li><li>
Prevents suffering and alleviation of physical, spiritual, and psychological pain.</li><li>
Diagnoses, treats, and manages pain and other symptoms frequently experienced by patients at the end of life.</li><li>
Guides and counsels patients and their families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the benefits/burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs.</li><li>
Prescribes and/or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine.</li><li>
Plans for situations beyond the nurse practitioner&rsquo;s expertise and conferring with the Medical Director, or a Medical Services Physician as appropriate.</li><li>
Serves as an end-of-life care education resource both within the organization and in the outside community.</li><li>
Pursues actively and passionately educational opportunities that lead to improved outcomes.
</li></ul>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:<ul><li>
Evaluates patients by performing history and physical examinations.</li><li>
Discusses patient with attending physicians, consultants, nursing staff, and other medical professionals.
</li><li>Prescribes systemic and topical drug therapies including narcotics for the pain and other symptoms.</li><li>
Conducts patient/family meetings to review medical issues and establish goals of care.</li><li>
Provides general psychosocial support.</li><li>
Refers for diet/exercise therapies.</li><li>
Recommends other non-pharmacological therapies such as massage therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and music therapy.</li><li>
Recommends additional psychosocial counseling by mental health professionals.</li><li>
Prescribes medical supplies and equipment.</li><li>
Recommends appropriate diagnostic tests and studies.</li><li>
Reviews and discusses advance care directives.</li><li>
Recommends referral to hospice services.</li><li>
Participates in team discussions regarding patient care to gain insight and suggestions.</li><li>
Self directs learning to remain up-to-date on current trends in hospice and palliative medicine.</li></ul>
The following list is a general outline of the basic duties of a Nurse Practitioner:<ul><li>
Provides comprehensive medical care to VIA patients.</li><li>
Serves as a medical resource for VIA staff.</li><li>
Assists in staff training.</li><li>
Assists in education and training of healthcare professionals and public.</li><li>
Optimizes cost-effective plan of care.</li><li>
Assists in the development of policies.</li><li>
Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized.</li><li>
Enhances palliative and hospice care by promoting increased and earlier referrals to palliative medicine and hospice.</li><li>
Submit billing and documentation according to policy.</li></ul>
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<ul><li>
Submit all billing and documentation according to established policy.</li><li>
May perform other duties as required.</li></ul>
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.</div>

Palliative Nurse Practitioner - Burke/McDowell

Join VIA Health Partners and explore 2   exciting career opportunities. They're hiring for various roles with options for remote or on-site work. Apply today and become part of their innovative team.

VIA Health Partners

About Company

Palliative Nurse Liaison - Burke/McDowell

Palliative Nurse Practitioner - Burke/McDowell