What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care position at LHC Group?
Summary
We are hiring for a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. Full Time.
At University of Tennessee Palliative Care in Knoxville, 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!
- employee wellness programs
- flexibility for true work-life balance
- holidays & paid time off
- 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.
- Demonstrates effective and ethical use of approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices in the delivery of all patient
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.
Education and Experience
License Requirements
- Current CPR certification required.
- Current certification as a clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice.
- Current certification by ANCC or AANP
- Current drivers license, vehicle insurance and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
- NPI Number
- DEA with prescribing privileges
- PECOS enrollment Certification
- CAQH enrolled
- Medicare number
- Medicaid number (referable, not required)
Experience
- Greater than one year NP experience in chronic disease management, family or primary care.
Additional State Practice Requirements
- No additional state specific requirements.
Company OverviewLHC Group is committed to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally other protected characteristic.