We are hiring for a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. Position is Part Time.

At HighPoint Palliative Care in Gallatin, TN, a part of LHC Group , we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it : for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve it truly is all about helping people.

We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!

• flexibility for true work-life balance
• continuing education & career growth opportunities
• company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals

Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!

Responsibilities

The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner / APRN provides direct patient and family care through palliative care consultation to ensure specialty services to patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care.

care based on physical, emotional, spiritual, psycho / social, ethical, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served.

• Demonstrates knowledgeable clinical expertise by incorporating palliative care body of knowledge to formulate an effective plan of care.
• Gathers pertinent information systematically from all sources, including medical records, family history, and caregivers, and thorough specialty physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual clinical patient assessment.
• Completes a comprehensive assessment utilizing the palliative care domains of assessment, interprets findings, conducts medication reconciliation, and formulates problem-related diagnoses, initiates plan of care utilizing therapeutic interventions, and evaluates the results of these actions for adequate outcome responses.

Qualifications

• RN / APRN licensure in state of practice
• Nurse Practitioner / CNS with prescriptive authority. Must maintain all requirements for licensure
• 5 years of clinical nursing experience. At least 1 year as APRN with Hospice, Palliative Care or Oncology preferred
• Advanced practice palliative care certification (ACHPN) is preferred. Certification in an appropriate advanced practice area will be considered.

BCLS Licensure requirement. ACHPN Certification is encouraged following 2 years of employment or sooner when requirements for experience met.

Last updated : 2024-03-22