What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice APP (NP/PA) position at Inova Health System?
The Hospice Face-to-Face Nurse Practitioner performs face-to-face encounters for hospice patients, ensuring compliance with Medicare regulations and supporting high-quality end-of-life care. This role involves direct patient interaction, clinical assessments, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary hospice team.
Provides clinical care for hospice patients across all levels of care (General Inpatient, Continuous, Routine and Respite) in all settings of care, including inpatient hospitals, senior living communities and private homes.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, CME days and CME Allowance
Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan, compensation structure designed to reward quality, patient access, and clinical productivity. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention, and Relocation bonuses
Hospice Nurse Practitioner Job Responsibilities:
Conducts face-to-face visits with hospice patients to assess and document continued eligibility for hospice care.
Performs comprehensive physical assessments and evaluates patient status.
Collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team to develop and update individualized care plans.
Provides palliative care and symptom management, including prescribing medications as appropriate.
Educates patients and families about disease progression, hospice philosophy, and available support services.
Maintains accurate and timely documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.
Communicates effectively with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other team members.
Ensures compliance with Medicare guidelines for face-to-face encounters.
Participates in undergraduate, graduate medical education, and with other learners as determined by the medical leadership.
Participates in daytime on-call activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program; Board Certified Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Certification/Licensure: Current joint registration with the Virginia Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP), specializing in Adult, Family or Geriatrics; Inpatient position can include Acute Care certification.
National and State Certification as required for the relevant position (DEA, CDS)
Completion of "healthcare provider" CPR course
Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
Hospice Nurse Practitioner Preferred Qualifications:
Current Nurse Practitioner license and certification in the state of practice.
Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience, preferably in hospice or palliative care.
Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care through Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC), Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN), or equivalent, preferred.
Center for Advancing to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Designation, preferred.
Strong understanding of end-of-life care principles and Medicare hospice regulations.
Strong understanding of end-of-life care principles and Medicare hospice regulations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Compassionate approach to patient care and family support.
Able to demonstrate direct involvement in a multidisciplinary team caring for the at-risk patient with advanced age, serious illness, or end of life circumstances.
Skills:
Knowledge of the programs and services in their geographic area
Strong collaboration skills
Demonstrated collaboration/partnerships with other healthcare or community service entities
Skill in using computers and a variety of personal productivity applications
Skill in oral and written communication
Skill in data analysis and interpretation
Ability to problem solve effectively
Ability to develop goals, objectives, critical paths, systems, new programs and policies and procedures
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250