Nurse Practitioner - Hospice - PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Position Objective : Are you looking for a position to impact patients and families? Are you searching for a company that is focused on a culture of caring where best in class patient care is the priority? If so, apply now as a Nurse Practitioner of Kindful Health!

Job Summary : As a Nurse Practitioner, you will assist in overseeing the clinical care and treatment of patients and families, consult with the patient's attending physician, in consultation with the hospice physician, and provide clinical direction to the Interdisciplinary Group / Team (IDG) to ensure quality patient care.

Essential Education and Experience : Must be a graduate of an approved school of professional nursing. Must have at least 2 years of nursing experience in the Hospice service line in the state of Texas.

Responsibilities & Duties : The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for :

• Collaborating with the IDG in assuring appropriate evaluation and palliative treatment of terminal disease.
• Consulting with and assisting in the IDG development of a patient / family plan of care to ensure quality care is provided.
• Performing and documenting visits to patients / family based on plan of care and patient / family need.
• Interacting with attending and consulting physicians as necessary regarding palliative care, in collaboration with the hospice physician.
• Completing face-to-face encounters with patients, as assigned, prior to 3rd benefit period and each period afterwards.
• Providing clinical assessment results to hospice physicians after making face-to-face encounters with patients, as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills : The best candidate for this opportunity demonstrates mastery of all facets of hospice care and displays a communication style that makes everyone who works with them want to do their best.

Compensation : $110 - 125 per visit, plus mileage (rate of $.50 per mile)

Culture : Kindful is unique in that we are a culture driven company where our highest purpose is simply "To Serve". Our Values are rooted in "Truth, Accountability, Excellence & Mercy" which is the core of our "T.E.A.M." approach where every voice is valued as it takes an engaged village to deliver on the full promise of hospice.

Characteristics :

We look for 3 key characteristics in each and every team member who joins Kindful including :

1.) Optimism - we acknowledge that hospice can be a tough business so during the inevitable challenging days we must remain optimistic about the future realizing that through our efforts tomorrow can be a brighter day for our patients, their families, ourselves, our families and Kindful.

2.) Enthusiasm - patients and families dealing with the challenge of an end of life event are often drained of their energy. It is up to us, as Kindful team members, to bring the energy and enthusiasm that our patients and families need to make this once in a lifetime experience a lasting, positive mark.

3.) Growth Mindset - We believe it's inherent to the high calling of healthcare professionals to always be striving for improvement. As such, we embrace the learning of new skills, technologies and processes that help us continuously strive to provide a better and better end of life experience.

Travel : Within your local market

Kindful will run a state and national background check on all potential employees.