Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview
Join our compassionate healthcare team as a Hospice Nurse Practitioner, where you will play a vital role in delivering specialized end-of-life care with empathy, expertise, and dedication. In this dynamic position, you will provide comprehensive patient assessments, manage symptom control, and coordinate care plans to ensure comfort and dignity for patients facing serious illnesses. Your expertise will help families navigate challenging times while upholding the highest standards of hospice and palliative medicine. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through proactive clinical care and collaborative teamwork.

Duties

• Conduct thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and symptom evaluations to develop personalized care plans.
• Manage complex symptom control, including pain management, IV infusion therapy, and acute care interventions tailored to hospice patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate hospice services, discharge planning, and case management strategies that align with patient needs and preferences.
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and their families about disease progression, medication administration (including CPT coding for billing), and advanced directives.
• Document all clinical encounters accurately within electronic health record (EHR) systems such as Epic or eClinicalWorks, ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Administer injections, perform suturing when necessary, and utilize sterile processing techniques to maintain high standards of patient safety.
• Participate in telehealth consultations, triage calls, and remote patient monitoring to extend care beyond traditional settings.

Qualifications

• Current Nurse Practitioner license with certification in hospice & palliative medicine or related specialty.
• Proven experience in critical care settings such as ICU or emergency medicine is highly valued.
• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems like Epic, Cerner, or Athenahealth; telehealth experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology, physiology, ICD coding (ICD-10/ICD-9), CPT coding, and medication administration protocols.
• Experience working with diverse populations including geriatrics, pediatrics (including neonatal ventilator management), individuals with disabilities or developmental disabilities.
• Skills in pain management techniques such as dermal fillers or botulinum toxin treatment are advantageous but not required.
• Ability to perform physical examinations, venipuncture, catheterization, sterile procedures, and basic life support (BLS).
• Excellent communication skills for patient education, family support, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Join us in providing compassionate hospice care that honors each patient's dignity while supporting their loved ones through every step of their journey. Your expertise will help create a comforting environment where patients feel valued and cared for during life’s most delicate moments.

Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Work Location: On the road