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Nurse Practitioner

Coastal Hospice

Posted on: 15 Mar 2024

Job Location: Salisbury, US

Job Description:

Job Details Job Location : Main Office - Salisbury, MD Salary Range : Undisclosed Job Shift : Day Job Category : Health Care Description Full-Time Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Performs inpatient and outpatient palliative care consults as needed Assesses patient s physical, emotional and spiritual needs and documents in the electronic medical record. Prescribes appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic measures to achieve patient/family goals Facilitates family meetings for goals of care and discussions of advanced directives. Provides face-to-face visits to hospice patients to assist in determining hospice eligibility. This requires driving to individual patient homes throughout our 4-county service area and documenting these in a timely manner. Makes rounds on hospice general inpatient unit for the purpose of symptom management and patient/family education. Promotes and provides education related to palliative care, hospice care, and end of life care. Participates in the development of data collection tools, communication processes and other details of the consult service implementation and evaluation. Collaborates across care settings to facilitate optimal coordination of patient-centered care. Qualifications Education and Work Experience Requirements: Current Maryland licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in adult or family practice. Two years experience in related field preferred CPR Certification. Proficiency in pain and symptom management including, but not limited to nausea, vomiting, anxiety, depression, constipation. Comfortable prescribing controlled substances. (Coastal Hospice will provide symptom management education) Please complete application in its entirety. We are unable to consider applications that are incomplete and unsigned.

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