AdvisaCare

Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice ProvidersPosted on Nov 12

Part-timeMuskegon, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in Michigan is required.
Willingness and ability to support the hospice Medical Director or designee as agency needs require.
Understanding of performance improvement and ability to communicate and operationalize performance-improvement initiatives at the departmental and organizational levels.
Strong interpersonal skills; sound judgment; effective organization, prioritization, and follow-through; attention to detail; tact; dependability; emotional intelligence; confidentiality; and ability to promote constructive relationships through communication and collaboration at all levels.
Meet the health requirements applicable to clinical and field staff providing agency services.
Operate an automobile or have access to personal transportation.
Lift, transfer, push, or pull up to 100 pounds infrequently using appropriate assistive techniques and devices.
Complete multiple tasks and meet multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

Conduct routine and urgent medical assessments of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their homes.
Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and radiology tests within professional scope to assess patients’ clinical problems and healthcare needs.
Prescribe medications, including controlled substances, to the extent delegated and licensed.
Order treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated and perform other indicated therapeutic measures.
Help patients and families identify treatment goals and ongoing plans of care at each visit, and communicate these goals to the Interdisciplinary Team.
Consult with the palliative care physician or designees as needed, inform the primary physician of services provided, and collaborate with other physicians as needed.
Coordinate care for palliative-care referrals.
Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, charts, and documents supporting sound medical practice and reimbursement.
Maintain continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patients and members of the multidisciplinary care team or other specialty areas.
Participate in quality-assurance activities and committees related to Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and agency policies and procedures.
Comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning Collaborative Agreements.
Provide staff training, ongoing education, and onboarding support.
Define professional-growth goals and actively participate in professional activities and organizations.
Participate in self-care activities supporting personal and professional growth and longevity.
Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff, and the organization.
Collaborate and communicate with the Medical Director, attending physician, hospital staff, and Interdisciplinary Team.
Participate in biweekly Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
Communicate patient needs to the Interdisciplinary Team for clinical and psychosocial interventions and help identify the need for intervention by other team members.
Effectively communicate patient and family needs to the Interdisciplinary Team.
Complete and submit required clinical documentation within 24 hours of each visit.
Educate patients and caregivers about patient care, disease processes, goal setting, symptom control, treatment options, prognosis, and advance care planning.
Supervise nurse trainees, including graduate and advanced-practice nurses in field placements.
Promote census growth and seek to provide care that addresses unmet, diverse community needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

At least one year of experience in a Medicare-certified home health or hospice agency is preferred.
Knowledge of home health nursing, hospice, and/or outpatient services is preferred.

Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner

AdvisaCare · Muskegon, United States · Part-time · Posted 2026-11-12

Workplace: on_site

Department: Licensed Practical Nurse / Registered Nurse

Description

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Your expertise can change how someone experiences life’s most vulnerable moments.

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💜 ARE YOU A NURSE PRACTITIONER LOOKING FOR A NEW PRACTICE HOME?

AdvisaCare Hospice & Palliative Care is looking for the right Nurse Practitioner to join our family.

We're seeking someone who shares our mission:

🤎 Provide compassionate care
🍂 Support patients during vulnerable moments
🏡 Meet people where they are
💜 Make a meaningful difference through every interaction

If you believe in caring for the whole person with compassion, dignity, and heart, we'd love to hear from you.

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Requirements

Qualifications:

Current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner in Michigan required.
Minimum of one-year experience in a Medicare-certified home health/hospice agency preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of home health nursing/hospice and/or outpatient services preferred.
Willing and able to meet the agency need to support hospice Medical Director/designee.
Understanding of performance improvement with the ability to communicate and operationalize performance improvement initiatives at the departmental and organizational level.
Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgement, effective organizational, prioritization and follow-through skills, attention to detail, tact, dependability, emotional intelligence, ability to maintain confidentiality and promote positive, constructive relationships with communication and collaboration at all levels required.
Positive, professional interpersonal skills.
Meets health requirements demanded of all clinical/field staff who provide service through the agency.

Position Specific Responsibilities

- Performs routine and urgent assessments:

Availability PRN/Part Time
Conducts medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment.
Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory and radiology tests within scope of professional practice to assess patient’s clinical problems and health care needs.
Prescribes medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed.
Orders treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.
Performs other therapeutic measures as indicated.
Assists patients and families in identification of goals of treatment and ongoing plans of care at every visit. Communicates these goals among Interdisciplinary Team.
Consults with palliative care physician or designees as needed, informs primary physician of services provided and collaborate with other physicians as needed.
Assists in all facets of care coordination for palliative care referrals.
Prepares and maintains accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.
Ensuring continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas.
Participates in Quality Assurance activities and committee related to Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and policies/procedures.
Complies with applicable laws and regulations with respect to Collaborative Agreements.
Provides training and ongoing education and onboarding support for staff.
Defines goals for professional growth and participates actively in professional activities and organizations.
Engages in active and frequent self-care activities for personal and professional growth and longevity.
Adheres to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the Organization.

- Collaborates/communicates with Medical Director, attending Physician, hospital staff, and Interdisciplinary Team:

Participates in Interdisciplinary Team meeting bi-weekly.
Collaborates/communicates with Interdisciplinary Team needs of patient for clinical and psycho-social interventions.
Assists in identifying the need for intervention of other Interdisciplinary Team members.
Effectively communicates patient and family needs to Interdisciplinary Team.
Completes and submits required clinical documentation within 24 hours of visit completion.

- Educates patient and caregiver regarding:

Care of patient.
Disease process.
Goal setting.
Symptom control.
Treatment options.
Prognosis.
Advance Care Planning.

- Supervises nurse trainees, including graduate and advanced practice nurses in field placements.

- Must be able to operate an automobile/has access to personal transportation.

- Able to lift/transfer/push/pull up to 100 pounds infrequently using assistive techniques and devices appropriate to manage the task.

- Must be able to complete multi-tasks and meet multi-deadlines.

- Proactively promotes census growth and seeks to offer care that meets the unmet diverse needs of the community.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

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