Nurse Practitioner examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Being a Nurse Practitioner may prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care. Additionally, Nurse Practitioner requires a master's degree. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Requires RN. Requires Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP). Nurse Practitioner's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Hospice Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with the Medical Directors and Hospice Team to provide hospice care services to patients and families in a variety of patient care settings. The Nurse Practitioner will also perform procedures for which he or she is privileged to do and will document assessments, evaluations, consultation reports, and progress notes. Home visits/evaluations, and inpatient evaluations will be part of the Nurse Practitioner’s role. All duties are performed with the collaboration of the Medical Directors or attending physicians. Orders, H/P reports, progress notes, and other chart entries made by the Nurse Practitioner will be reviewed and cosigned by the Medical Directors according to policy. Successful outcomes of this position include high-quality patient care provided in a compassionate, competent, and caring manner; clinical program development; skill development for hospice clinical staff, regulatory compliance with proper documentation enhanced community relationships, program visibility; excellent staff and patient satisfaction.
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