Hospice Nurse Practitioner
Hospice Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
The Hospice Face-to-Face Nurse Practitioner performs face-to-face encounters for hospice patients ensuring compliance with Medicare regulations and supporting high-quality end-of-life care. This role involves direct patient interaction clinical assessments and collaboration with the interdisciplinary hospice team.
Provides clinical care for hospice patients across all levels of care (General Inpatient Continuous Routine and Respite) in all settings of care including inpatient hospitals senior living communities and private homes.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off paid parental leave CME days and CME Allowance
Hospice Nurse Practitioner Job Responsibilities:
Conducts face-to-face visits with hospice patients to assess and document continued eligibility for hospice care.
Performs comprehensive physical assessments and evaluates patient status.
Collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team to develop and update individualized care plans.
Provides palliative care and symptom management including prescribing medications as appropriate.
Educates patients and families about disease progression hospice philosophy and available support services.
Maintains accurate and timely documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.
Communicates effectively with physicians nurses social workers and other team members.
Ensures compliance with Medicare guidelines for face-to-face encounters.
Participates in undergraduate graduate medical education and with other learners as determined by the medical leadership.
Participates in daytime on-call activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program; Board Certified Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Certification/Licensure: Current joint registration with the Virginia Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP) specializing in Adult Family or Geriatrics; Inpatient position can include Acute Care certification.
National and State Certification as required for the relevant position (DEA CDS)
Completion of healthcare provider CPR course
Hospice Nurse Practitioner Preferred Qualifications:
Current Nurse Practitioner license and certification in the state of practice.
Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience preferably in hospice or palliative care.
Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care through Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) or equivalent preferred.
Center for Advancing to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Designation preferred.
Strong understanding of end-of-life care principles and Medicare hospice regulations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Compassionate approach to patient care and family support.
Able to demonstrate direct involvement in a multidisciplinary team caring for the at-risk patient with advanced age serious illness or end of life circumstances.
Skills:
Knowledge of the programs and services in their geographic area
Strong collaboration skills
Demonstrated collaboration/partnerships with other healthcare or community service entities
Skill in using computers and a variety of personal productivity applications
Skill in oral and written communication
Skill in data analysis and interpretation
Ability to problem solve effectively
Ability to develop goals objectives critical paths systems new programs and policies and procedures
About Inova Health System
We are Inova Northern Virginias leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day our 24000 team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason were a national leader in healthcare safety quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities we support them at every step. At Inova were constantly striving to be ever better to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inovas Anti-Discrimination Employment Policy
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age color disability gender identity or expression marital status national or ethnic origin political affiliation pregnancy (including childbirth pregnancy-related conditions and lactation) race religion sex sexual orientation veteran status genetic information or any other characteristics protected by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
