AdvisaCare

Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice ProvidersPosted on Nov 11

Part-timeEast Lansing, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner credential in Michigan is required.
Must be willing and able to support the hospice Medical Director or designee as needed.
Must understand performance improvement and be able to communicate and operationalize initiatives at the departmental and organizational level.
Must have interpersonal, judgment, organization, prioritization, follow-through, attention-to-detail, tact, dependability, emotional intelligence, confidentiality, communication, and collaboration capabilities.
Must meet the health requirements for clinical and field staff who provide agency services.
Must be able to operate an automobile or have access to personal transportation.
Must be able to infrequently lift, transfer, push, or pull up to 100 pounds using appropriate assistive techniques and devices.
Must be able to manage multiple tasks and 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 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.
Assist patients and families in identifying treatment goals and ongoing care plans at each visit, and communicate those 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 documentation to support sound medical practice and reimbursement.
Ensure continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patients and multidisciplinary care team members or specialty areas.
Participate in quality assurance activities and committees related to Nurse Practitioner scope of practice, 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 participate in professional activities and organizations.
Practice 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 for clinical and psychosocial interventions to the Interdisciplinary Team and help identify needs for intervention by other team members.
Communicate patient and family needs effectively 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 meets the diverse unmet needs of the community.
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 · East Lansing, United States · Part-time · Posted 2026-11-11

Workplace: on_site

Department: Healthcare

Description

What’s your purpose? Wonder how AdvisaCare fits with your career goals? Apply today and let’s explore how we can support you in achieving your goals!

"Are you a Nurse Practitioner looking for a new practice home?"

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

We are looking for someone who holds our universal mission - to provide compassionate care to all who need our services.

If this is you, please provide your resume and let's schedule a time to discuss your professional journey.

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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