Envision Healthcare at Home was established in 2005 by six healthcare professionals who wanted to make a difference in their community.

ENVISION is looking for a caring and reliable Hospice Nurse Practitioner (NP) who is passionate about providing quality care to patients and families within the Denver area and once a week in the Colorado Springs area.

This person will assist direction of all medical aspects of Envision’s hospice care program. The person in this role will also serve as a consultant and advisor to the Director, the interdisciplinary team, and to the primary physician of patients, but does not take over the medical direction of the patient’s care.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) Matching
• Short-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• Pet Insurance

Mileage reimbursement, scrub allowance, and competitive salaries based on experience (hourly rate to carry phone/per visit rate for visits).

JOB DUTIES:

• Provides consultations with hospital inpatients, skilled nursing, and visits to patients in their private homes.
• In coordination with the Medical Director, the NP oversees the implementation of the entire medical interdisciplinary team within Hospice Care to ensure that these areas consistently meet patient and family needs.

• Responsibility for the medical component in conjunction with the Medical Director of the Hospice patient care program.

• Participates in and acts as a medical resource to the IDG (interdisciplinary Group) and Hospice leadership.
• Review the clinical information for each Hospice patient and provides written documentation of clinical findings from the face-to-face encounter to the certifying physician for use in determining whether the patient has a life expectancy of 6 months or less if the illness runs its normal course.
• Before the recertification period for each patient, the NP will review the patient’s clinical information and provide a face-to-face encounter with every hospice patient to determine the continued eligibility of the patient.
• Participates in the establishment and implementation of the plan of care, which is coordinated with the attending physician and IDG prior to providing care.
• Participates in conjunction with the attending physician and IDG to review, update, and sign the plan of care when changes are made and at least every fifteen days.
• Is available to patients on a 24-hour basis to manage their terminal illness and
• medical needs to the extent that the attending physician is absent or not able to meet these needs.
• Participates in educational programs for staff, when requested.
• Is a member of and participates in designated interdisciplinary group activities.
• Provides medical consultation and direction when the attending physician or their designee cannot be reached and there is a change in the patient’s condition requiring medical attention.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate from an accredited school with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
• Practicing nurse practitioner currently licensed in the state of Colorado.
• Certified in Hospice Care is preferred.
• Must know and understand the principles of Hospice care and a willingness to work as a Hospice team member.
• Demonstrated knowledge and well-developed skills in medicine, oncology, pharmacology; pain and symptom control; psychology of loss; and acceptance of Hospice and Palliative principles of care.
• Must be able to work independently, and make judgments based on assessments and data available and act accordingly.
• Must have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation.

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