Job Title:
Nurse Practitioner - Hospice
Company: Vitas Healthcare
Location: jacksonville, FL
Created: 2024-04-20
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Nurse Practitioner* 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 * EOEAA MFDV