Affinity Health Management
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN); Palliative
Affinity Health Management, Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34243
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN); Palliative
Job Title/Position: Nurse Practitioner
Reports To: Clinical Director
Job Description Summary The Nurse Practitioner is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive hospice services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of a collaborating physician. He/She provides hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, managing health problems by directing and developing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments, coordinating and collaborating with patients, families, and other healthcare practitioners.
Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities
Provide medical care, palliate, and manage terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act.
Complete history and physical examinations, order and interpret lab and diagnostic tests, diagnose health conditions, and document findings in the patient’s medical record.
Develop individualized care plans, prescribe medications, obtain consultations, make referrals, and coordinate hospice care services.
Perform hospice face‑to‑face visit requirements for eligibility and recertification, and provide clinical information to the hospice medical director.
Make recommendations regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification.
Review clinical information, coordinate, and oversee patient care in consultation with the interdisciplinary team.
Ensure proper symptom control through collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Review and develop protocols for treatment and propose options for interventions based on literature and collaboration with the collaborating physician.
Consult the collaborating physician when the plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.
Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary group to create, review, and revise the patient’s plan of care.
Consult with the patient’s attending physician, hospice medical director, and other healthcare practitioners regarding eligibility, ongoing care, and medical management.
Coordinate the plan of care with community health practitioners.
Attend and participate in hospice interdisciplinary group meetings.
Complete and maintain accurate clinical notes, physical examination notes, assessment visit notes, medical orders, collaboration notes, and other documentation.
Educate and counsel patients, families, and/or caregivers on preventative, medical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
Provide and maintain a safe environment for patients.
Assist patients, families, and caregivers in providing continuity of care.
Work with family/caregiver and interdisciplinary group to identify goals of care and meet patient needs.
Serve as a nursing resource for consultation and education to team members and other healthcare practitioners.
Establish, build, and nurture relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.
Additional Duties
Maintain knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal rules and regulations for hospice services.
Comply with all HIPAA requirements in accordance with federal, state and organizational policies.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
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Job Description Summary The Nurse Practitioner is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive hospice services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of a collaborating physician. He/She provides hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, managing health problems by directing and developing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments, coordinating and collaborating with patients, families, and other healthcare practitioners.
Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities
Provide medical care, palliate, and manage terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act.
Complete history and physical examinations, order and interpret lab and diagnostic tests, diagnose health conditions, and document findings in the patient’s medical record.
Develop individualized care plans, prescribe medications, obtain consultations, make referrals, and coordinate hospice care services.
Perform hospice face‑to‑face visit requirements for eligibility and recertification, and provide clinical information to the hospice medical director.
Make recommendations regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification.
Review clinical information, coordinate, and oversee patient care in consultation with the interdisciplinary team.
Ensure proper symptom control through collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Review and develop protocols for treatment and propose options for interventions based on literature and collaboration with the collaborating physician.
Consult the collaborating physician when the plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.
Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary group to create, review, and revise the patient’s plan of care.
Consult with the patient’s attending physician, hospice medical director, and other healthcare practitioners regarding eligibility, ongoing care, and medical management.
Coordinate the plan of care with community health practitioners.
Attend and participate in hospice interdisciplinary group meetings.
Complete and maintain accurate clinical notes, physical examination notes, assessment visit notes, medical orders, collaboration notes, and other documentation.
Educate and counsel patients, families, and/or caregivers on preventative, medical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
Provide and maintain a safe environment for patients.
Assist patients, families, and caregivers in providing continuity of care.
Work with family/caregiver and interdisciplinary group to identify goals of care and meet patient needs.
Serve as a nursing resource for consultation and education to team members and other healthcare practitioners.
Establish, build, and nurture relationships with staff and community referral sources to facilitate program growth.
Additional Duties
Maintain knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal rules and regulations for hospice services.
Comply with all HIPAA requirements in accordance with federal, state and organizational policies.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
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