2 palliative care nurse practitioner jobs found

Explore opportunities with Deaconess Palliative Care, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Palliative Care Nurse, you will provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations, ensuring specialty services for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care. Primary Responsibilities: Demonstrates effective and ethical use of approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices in the delivery of all patient care based on physical, emotional, spiritual, psycho/social, ethical,...

he Nurse Practitioner Clinic examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals following established standards and practices. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Relies on education, experience, professional training and judgement to accomplish responsibilities.  A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Works under minimal supervision under the direction of the collaborating physician, as appropriate.  May lead and direct the work of others within scope of practice. 1.   TECHNICAL TASKS Perform bedside palliative care patient/family evaluation. Assist with diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management of acute and chronic health conditions. Order, perform, and interpret treatments within scope of professional practice. Consult program medical director as needed; comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to Collaborative...