Nurse Practitioner - Palliative

Job Description

Job Description

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists with the provision of palliative care in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
• Implements interventions to support the patient with chronic conditions to decrease recurring hospitalizations.
• Collaborates with care team to manage referrals, follow up calls, and coordination of care.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Initial home evaluation and monthly visits.
• Attend IDT, and other team meetings as required.

Education and Experience

Essential Skills and Abilities

Licenses / Certifications

Core Competencies