Role OverviewThe Nurse Practitioner (APRN) supports comprehensive home-based care services with a focus on end-of-life care, including palliative care and hospice. The APRN conducts holistic assessments of assigned patients to contribute to the overall evaluation of the patient’s care needs and the patient’s goals of care. Participates as part of the hospice medical team by completing face-to-face visits, acting as an attending provider and is a contributing member of the hospice interdisciplinary team.
What You Will Do
Evaluate, assess and manage Palliative Care needs, including pain and symptom management, coping with serious illness in patients and family. Provide education to the patients and their family, according to the plan of care, to facilitate optimal patient and family support relative to the patient’s illness.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have completed advanced practice fellowship training in palliative care, OR will have at least 2+ years of experience practicing in hospice palliative care. Certification in Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing or be eligible for certification within one year.
Requirements
- Board-certification by appropriate accrediting body to practice as an APRN.
- Must have an active national certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Adult- Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner.
- Certification in Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing or be eligible for certification within one year.
- Eligible for NH and VT licenses and DEA
Benefits
- healthcare
- PTO
- relocation assistance
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