Description

Provides direct comprehensive and compassionate medical care to patients with life threatening/life limiting illness in accordance with the Scope of Practice and is expected to work in an independent and interdependent manner. Will function in accordance with the South Carolina Medical Board rules and regulations outlining the Scope of Practice for nurse practitioners.

Essential Duties:

In addition to the general services outlined by the Board HOLC Nurse Practitioners will also provide the following specific services related to the care of patients with advanced life threatening/life limiting illnesses:

• Promote the highest quality of end of life care including hospice care and widespread use of advanced directives.
• Prevent suffering and alleviation of physical, spiritual, and psychological pain.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage pain and other symptoms frequently experienced by patients at the end of life.
• Guide and counsel patients and their families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the benefits/burdens of therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs.
• Prescribes and/or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine.
• Plan for situations beyond the nurse practitioner’s expertise and conferring with the Medical Director, or a Medical Services Physician as appropriate.
• Serve as an end-of-life care education resource both within the organization and in the outside community.
• Pursue actively and passionately educational opportunities that lead to improved outcomes.

Qualifications

A Master's Degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted license SC license as Registered Nurse (RN), and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from SC Board of Nursing. Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire; current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support required. Minimum 1 year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses required. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical. Computer proficiency is required