Nurse Practitioner, Hospice

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Organization

SCAH-Sutter Care at Home - Bay

Position Overview

Successful candidate will have experience in a Hospice environment.

The Hospice nurse practitioner functions independently as an advanced nursing professional, assessing the patient to identify Hospice care needs, creates and modifies a plan of care, makes appropriate referrals, provides patient and family education, monitors patient status, and evaluates the effectiveness of the established plan of care.

The Hospice nurse practitioner serves as a resource for medical and nursing staff and works collaboratively to develop and implement Hospice programs in a variety of settings.

With the patient/family, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team, the Hospice nurse practitioner provides evidence-based physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual/existential care to individuals and families experiencing life-limiting progressive illness.

The goal of Hospice nursing is to promote the patient's quality of life through the relief of suffering along the illness trajectory, through the death of the patient, and into the bereavement period of the family.

Job Description

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Master's: Nursing

Typical Experience

5 years recent relevant experience

Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge Possess critical thinking skills, in-depth knowledge of clinical disease entities common to hospice and palliative care including the pathophysiology, disease progression, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities for palliative care, in-depth knowledge of the hospice philosophy, the Medicare hospice benefit, Conditions of Participation, and Local Coverage Determinations under the Medicare Fiscal Intermediary and CHAP Skills

• Demonstrated clinical assessment skills.
• Possess interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.

Must have the ability to function independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team; ability to exercise independently sound clinical judgment in planning and providing patient care; ability to recognize the special needs of hospice patients and others including family, friends, caregivers in the home.

• Ability to communicate with patients, family, friends, and caregivers, in an effective, mature, caring manner.
• Ability to maintain effective and harmonious working relations with internal and external customers.

Must be proficient in utilizing technology such as cellular phones, smartphone or pdas, laptop computers and have computer skills.

Job Shift

Days

Schedule

Full Time

Days of the Week

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

Benefits

Yes

Unions

No

Position Status

Exempt

Weekly Hours

40

Employee Status

Regular

Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

• Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
• Pay Range is $165,464.00 to $231,649.60 / annual salary

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.