Per Diem - Nurse Practitioner Cornerstone Hospice

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When you become part of the Chapters Health Team, you’ll realize it’s more than a job. It’s a mission. We’re committed to providing outstanding patient care and a high level of customer service in our communities every day. Our employees make all the difference in our success!

Role:
The Nurse Practitioner (APRN) provides high quality, comprehensive and efficient direct primary or consultative patient care under protocol with hospice physician staff.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in nursing
• APRN certification recognized by CMS for Medicare billing
• Current license as APRN in the state where the employee will be working

•  Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. Employees hired prior to 12/31/2022 must obtain certificate prior to 10/1/2023
• Current DEA license required with exception of Marietta location (do not prescribe)

- Current Medicare and Medicaid Numbers
• Knowledge and experience in medical practice and symptom management
• Advanced clinical skills which allow thorough patient assessments and management for any patient with advanced chronic disease as well as for those near the end of life
• Ability to work under protocol with multiple physicians in multiple settings
• Basic computer skills including use of email and word processing (Microsoft Outlook and Word or equivalent programs)
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and effectively handle the emotional stress of the workload
• Ability to work independently exercising discretion and independent judgment
• Ability to work in collaboration with other disciplines within the Organization
• Certified by appropriate hospice nursing organization within two years of hire date
• Ability to travel to off-site locations
• Mobile Driver - Valid driver's license and automobile insurance per Company policy
• Reliable transportation to meet visit schedule
• Must be able to physically access any home in any area of Company service area (i.e., navigate stairs and narrow spaces, tolerate heat and lack of air conditioning)

Competencies:
• Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position

Responsibilities of all employees:
• Represent the Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients
• Comply with all State, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse
• Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices
• Observe the Company's health, safety and security practices
• Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within the Company
• Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner
• Promote the company through participation in community and professional organizations
• Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels
• Improve own professional knowledge and skill level
• Advance electronic media skills
• Support the Company’s research and educational activities
• Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally
• Participate in Quality Assessment Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position

Job Responsibilities:
• Provides high quality direct primary or consultative patient care visits in accordance with productivity standards in all clinical settings as designated by the Medical Director.
• Works directly under protocol with Physicians from the Company’s medical staff and reports clinical care provided to the Physician.
• Provides clinical expertise and participates in interdisciplinary team (IDG) decisions regarding diagnosis and medical management of patient/family needs, ensuring that the highest quality of medical care is provided and that continuity and comprehensiveness of care is maintained in a cost-effective manner.
• Consults to patients’ primary and attending Physicians regarding integration of patients’ hospice care and primary or other care.
• Works cooperatively with the Patient Access Department and other staff to facilitate timely evaluation of eligibility for hospice services and provision of services to potential Company patients.
• Participates in after-hour and weekend hospice house rounding and face-to-face coverage for hospice patients.
• Reports all administrative activities and completes thorough, accurate and timely medical documentation to support proper CPT and ICD-10 coding on all patients seen at the time of service.
• Attends the Company’s Medical Staff meetings regularly (a minimum of 50% of all scheduled monthly staff meetings) and reviews minutes of meetings not attended within 5 days of their being made available.
• Prescribes controlled and non-controlled medications, as indicated, to relieve pain and non-pain symptoms associated with the terminal illness.
• Provides leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of practice within the hospice specialty.
• Performs other duties as assigned.


Physical Demands for Post Offer/Pre-Placement (The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.):

While performing the duties of this job, the following abilities are required: see; hear; talk; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel.

Frequently required to: stand; sit; reach with hands/arms; lift; bend; balance.

Occasionally required to: pull; push; stoop/crouch; kneel; climb stairs.

This position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.