Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Join a team that boasts an impressive track record of excellence in delivering top-tier home health, hospice, wellness, and public health services to our valued patients and community.

Our non-profit organization is a continued recipient of five-star patient experience ratings with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest achievement possible. We are proud to be ranked as a Top 100 Women-Led Business in Massachusetts by Boston Globe Magazine and The Women’s Edge.

Today, NVNA and Hospice is a vibrant agency serving 27 communities and providing 120,000 patient visits per year with a staff of 331—including 123 nurses—and a reputation for excellent care, efficiency, flexibility, and innovative thinking.

We continue to uphold our values of community, high-quality services in a safe environment of care, integrity, professional development, respect and caring, excellent customer service, and employee well-being. We are neighbors helping neighbors.

The Hospice Nurse Practitioner, On Call Per Diem is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive services in Hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, management of health problems by directing and developing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments, coordinating and collaborating with patients, families and other healthcare practitioners. Under the clinical supervision of the Hospice Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director, the nurse practitioner visits patients, completes physical assessments, performs face to face assessments, as appropriate, supports the development of the plan of care in consultation with the interdisciplinary team. The nurse practitioner builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the need of individuals across care settings including patients’ homes, assisted living, long-term care, rehab facilities, clinic, and inpatient facilities.

The territory includes all our 27 service towns from Milton down to Carver.

What will you be doing:

• Provides medical care, palliates, and manages hospice care in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and Medicare guidelines.
• Supports and establishes eligibility in collaboration with Medical Director, Hospice Nurse Practitioner, Liaisons, intake and internal referral process.
• Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
• Provides clinical expertise on symptom management and evaluation of terminal prognosis to patient, family and IDT.
• Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to create, review and revise the patient's plan of care.
• Consults with the patient's attending physician, the Hospice Medical Director, and Hospice Nurse Practitioner regarding the ongoing care needs and medical management related to the patient's serious illness, condition or injury.
• Communicates with other community health practitioners to coordinate the plan of care.
• Maintains knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state/federal rules and regulations for hospice care.
• Ensures compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation and other state regulations govern the provision of healthcare.

What we’re looking for in you:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current nursing licensure in State and CPR certification, as required by organizational policy.
• Master's or doctoral degree with a minimum of one (1) year Nurse Practitioner experience who has experience in geriatrics, oncology, palliative care and/or hospice care.
• Accreditation from an approved certifying body for advanced practice nursing as required by State.
• Certification in a specialist area preferred; (e.g. ACHPN)
• Participation in the on-call rotation.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, mathematical skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Available to work on call per diem for one week and may occur every 4-6 weeks.

What's in it for you?

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits.
• Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability.
• Generous Paid Time Off Package.
• 401 (k) match program.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Program.
• Mileage Reimbursement (in field positions only).

Please Note: *Full Benefits available for positions with 30+ hours.

*Limited Benefits available for positions with 20+ hours.

*Per Diem roles do not offer Benefits.

VACCINE REQUIREMENTS: NVNA and Hospice requires full vaccination for Covid-19 and flu as a condition of employment. An exception to this mandatory requirement can be requested.

NVNA and Hospice complies with applicable federal and state civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), sex (including sex characteristics, including intersex traits, pregnancy, or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity and sex stereotypes), age, disability (including mental illness and substance abuse disorders), genetic material, veteran status, communicable disease, natural or protective hairstyles or any combination, thereof with regard to admission, access to treatment or employment.