VITAS Healthcare

Hospice and palliative care provider

Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of two years of experience in hospice, home health, or community health within the past five years is required.
Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program is required.
State licensure is required.
Ability to assist with lifting and transferring patients as required.
Ability to lift objects in excess of 20 pounds.
Close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus are required.
Ability to stand or walk in excess of one hour per day and talk, hear, sit, stoop, kneel, and crouch as needed.

Responsibilities

Record physical findings and formulate a plan and prognosis based on the patient's condition.
Discuss cases with physicians and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plans.
Prescribe or recommend drugs and other forms of treatment.
Monitor and maintain patient progress and report progress to the supervising physician.
Work collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
Discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment.
Monitors and maintains progress of patients and reports progress to supervising physician.
Has the ability to work collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an IDT.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified candidates must have a minimum of (2) years experience in hospice, home health or community health in the past five (5) years.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to assist in lifting and transferring patients as required.
Lift objects in excess of 20 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
The employee will be required to stand or walk in excess of one hour per day, talk, hear, sit, stoop, kneel and crouch as needed.

EDUCATION

Requires completion of accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
State licensure is also required.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

EOE/AA M/F/D/V

About the Company

VITAS Healthcare

Hospice and palliative care provider

VITAS Healthcare provides end-of-life care through hospice and palliative services in 15 states. Its offerings focus on relieving symptoms and stress for patients with terminal illnesses, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other specialists. The product works through comprehensive, patient-centered services including pain management, emotional and spiritual support, and coordination of care with families, Medicare/Medicaid and private insurance reimbursements funding the services. The company differentiates itself by specializing in compassionate, tailored end-of-life care across multiple states with a strong emphasis on teamwork, integrity, and excellence, rather than broad, generic medical services. Its goal is to provide high-quality, dignified comfort to patients and support for families, while maintaining financial stability and adapting to changes in the healthcare environment.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Miami, FL
Founded: 1978

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