Advanced Practice Provider - Hospice- PRN

About the role

Job Type: Regular

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About the role

Part-time Hospice Advanced Practice Provider

Join our growing, well-respected team with the full support of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, an award-winning hospital system. We are seeking a PRN Hospice Advanced Practice Provider to contribute to our mission of delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.

Position Highlights: Schedule: 12-16 hours per weekend.

Location: Edgewood, rounding on the inpatient unit and taking calls during an 8-hour day.

Responsibilities

Provide exceptional hospice care, including face-to-face visits for eligibility assessments, symptom management, and consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and medical director.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete hospice face-to-face visits before the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and local coverage determinations.
• Collaborate with the hospice medical director to provide clinical information for recertification decisions.
• Coordinate and oversee patient care in consultation with the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
• Ensure appropriate symptom management through interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Develop and review treatment protocols, proposing interventions based on evidence-based literature.
• Consult with the collaborating physician for plans of care outside standardized practice.

On-Call Responsibilities

• Provide expert on-call hospice care, addressing patient needs as they arise.
• Required: Current state licensure in KY for scope of practice.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum of one (1) year of hospice or palliative nursing experience.
• Strong clinical knowledge in areas such as advanced anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and clinical decision-making.
• Excellent observation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with community resources and health promotion principles.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 451 physicians, 244 advanced practice providers and more than 2,200 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores. St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 364,000 patients in our more than 165 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

• We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence.
• St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best.
• Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.