Overview

NURSE PRACTITIONER PALLIATIVE CARE - Home Health & Hospice...Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join CHI Home Health and Hospice. Experience the opportunity to provide compassionate, personalized care in the home.  Our skilled staff improve lives by providing care for our patients wherever they call home.  We are focused on caring for patients recovering from injuries, living with a chronic illness, and other medical needs. 

You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner has advanced certification in hospice and palliative care to act as a resource to nurses and medical providers in providing expert hospice and palliative care to patients of all ages.

Essential Key Job ResponsibilitiesAssists in various strategies and acts as a resource to the MBO in growing the home health, hospice, and palliative care servicesProvides Face to Face visits for hospice recertification for specific agencies as assignedProvides education to staff including education related to hospice and palliative care as deemed necessary to aid in the development of agency staff Provides recommendations and guidance for management of complex patient symptom management of hospice and palliative care clientsResource for Goals of Care conversationsProvides chart review and education on concise, complete documentation in the medical recordAttends agency meetings to provide input and education as neededInvolved in local, state and national organizations to improve quality of care for patients with serious illness, including hospice and palliative care clients ( ECHO, CPC+, Great Plains MN/ND)Participates in agency IDG meetings as able or when requestedProvides general community education and education to the medical community about palliative careActs as a resource for clinical coordinators in decision-making for complex patient situations
Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing followed by graduation from a recognized nurse practitioner program

Current NP license in good standing to practice in the state or multiple states is required. 

Certification as Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Provider (ACHPN) or obtain certification within 2 years of employment.

Must have valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance according to company policy

Minimum of two years experience