Nurse / Nurse Practitioner Job in Liberty Lake, Washington / Travel
Company: Kindred at Home
Location: Liberty Lake
Posted on: March 7, 2023
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Job Description:
I believe that better care begins at home. Compassionate care,
uncompromising service and clinical excellence thats what our
patients have come to expect from our clinicians. Kindred at Home,
a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the nations leading
provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and non-medical
home care services.Kindred at Home, and its affiliates, delivers
compassionate, high-quality care to patients and clients in their
homes or places of residence, including non-medical personal
assistance, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and
palliative care. Our caregivers focus on each unique patient to
deliver the appropriate care and emotional support to our patients
and their families.As a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you
will:Work in collaboration with the Hospice & Palliative Care
Medical Director and other palliative team members to deliver
palliative care by providing diagnosis, treatment and follow-up for
patients referred to palliative care.Take responsibility for direct
patient care from the initial assessment through discharge.
Assessment at a minimum should include: disease-specific changes,
decline or change in function, nutrition and/or cognition,
inadequately controlled pain or other distressing symptoms, falls,
infections or similar events, the impact of the disease burden on
the patient's condition, caregiver and/or family's quality of
life.Establish the palliative plan of care, individualized for each
patient, in consultation with the patient, family and other members
of the Palliative Care Team.Provide care to patient when a need is
identified in accordance with the Plan of Care.Participate in
evening/weekend call as required, conducting on-call services in a
clinically competent and responsive manner.Prescribe medications
including controlled substances to the extent delegated and
licensed. Order and interprets laboratory and radiology tests
within the scope of professional practice. Order treatments and
durable medical equipment as indicated.Communicate clinical
findings to the Hospice and Palliative Medical Director as needed,
but no less than bi-weekly. Re-assess effectiveness of care plan on
a regular basis and modify as needed.Maintain effective working
relationships with supportive care team (i.e., Social Worker,
Spiritual Care Coordinator) and involve team when patient's care
plan warrants team participation to achieve desired
outcome.Establish and maintain effective working relationships with
those contacted in the course of work.Communicate and document
clinical findings, treatment plan and care provided in the
patient's medical record in a manner consistent with acceptable
standards in order to support sound medical practice and
reimbursement for services provided.Initiate reimbursement for
services rendered.Adhere to company policy regarding the practice
of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the
organization.Implement marketing and promotional initiatives as
directed by Executive Director.Adhere to code of conduct conducive
to Company policy.Adhere to and participate in Company's mandatory
HIPAA privacy program/practices, Business Ethics and Compliance
programs/practices, and all Company policies and procedures,
including the Employee handbook.Masters of Science in Nursing from
an accredited school of nursingCurrent Nurse Practitioner
certification/licensePart B Provider licenseMinimum of two years
Nurse Practitioner experience preferredNurse Practitioner specialty
in Geriatrics, In-Home Care or Hospice preferred.Approximate
percent of time required to travel: 10-20%
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