Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Full-time

Job Summary

This is a full-time professional position. This position will assist in providing Palliative Care Consultation to patients in the hospital setting.  This position will provide direct patient care on an ongoing basis. This position will work with the Director of Inpatient Palliative Medicine to educate hospital staff and community physicians about palliative care, pain and symptom management, communication around end of life decision making, and other programs available within Transitions LifeCare. The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm; weekends and holidays as needed/scheduled.

 

Responsibilities what you do

• Provide Palliative Care Consultation to patients in the hospital.
• Provide direct patient care on an ongoing basis as directed by and under the clinical supervision of the Director of Inpatient Palliative Medicine; utilizing pain and symptom management interventions that are based on established hospice and/or palliative care guidelines and standards.
• Attend IDG meetings as appropriate
• Document in patient medical record to meet federal, state, regulatory, and agency guidelines.
• Educate hospital staff and consult with the community physicians about palliative care pain, and symptom management, communication around end of life decision making and other Transitions LifeCare Programs.
•  Assist in data collection, forms, and outcome evaluation tools for the PalliativeCare Program as needed.
• Participate in on-call rotation
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

 

Expectations how you do it

• TL Core Values are exemplified in all interactions with internal and external customers.
• Adheres to TL policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Abide by regulatory requirements of the North Carolina Medical Board
• Abide by the regulatory requirements of the North Carolina Board of Nursing
• Adheres to NHPCO Ethical Practices and the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics.

 

Requirements what you need

• Nurse Practitioner with current N.C. license
• Preferred 3 years clinical experience.
• Preferred 2 years’ experience in hospice, palliative care and/or home health
• Preferred ACHPN certification
• Maintain educational requirements to meet Nurse Practitioner standards.
• Knowledgeable about reimbursements sources, Medicare regulations, licensing laws, and accreditation standards.
• Computer skills preferred
• Current CPR certification.
• Must have and maintain a valid North Carolina Driver’s License, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to reliable transportation.