PalliativeNursePractitioner-FT

At Vitalcaring our team members transform lives and foster hope through genuine caring. The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with serious, chronic or life-limiting illnesses in the comfort of their homes. This role focuses on symptom management, advance care planning, identifying goals of care, and coordination of care with existing medical providers and other interdisciplinary services. High focus on supporting patients and families through complex medical and emotional needs. The NP functions with a high degree of clinical autonomy and collaborates closely with patients established medical team and members of the palliative care team. Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities Clinical Care 1) Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, including physical, psychosocial, and spiritual evaluations. 2) Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans focused on symptom control, quality of life, and patient goals. 3) Provide expert management of pain, shortness of breath, nausea, anxiety, and other distressing symptoms in collaboration with patients medical team. 4) Prescribe medications, order diagnostic tests, and perform appropriate clinical interventions within scope of practice as needed. 5) Evaluate treatment responses & modify care plans in collaboration with medical and interdisciplinary team. 6) Occasional on-call responsibilities may be required. 7) Provide advanced care planning education and discussions, including but not limited to goals of care and advanced directives. Care Coordination 1) Collaborate with physicians, hospice teams, home health agencies, social workers, spiritual care providers, and other partners to ensure high quality care in alignment with patient and family goals of care. 2) Facilitate referrals to hospice, home health, community resources or other services when appropriate. 3) Communicate proactively with patients, caregivers, and providers to edu