HarmonyCares Hospice - Nurse Practitioner - Per Visit

Company: HarmonyCares
Location: Suffolk
Posted on: April 2, 2025

Job Description:

Overview

HarmonyCares is one of the nation's largest home-based primary care practices. HarmonyCares is a family of companies all dedicated to providing high-quality, coordinated health care in the home. This includes HarmonyCares, HarmonyCares Medical Group, HarmonyCares Home Health, HarmonyCares Hospice, and Grace Hospice. -Our Mission - To bring personalized, quality-based healthcare to the home of patients who have difficult accessing care. -Our Shared Vision - Every patient deserves access to quality healthcare. -Our Values - The way we care is our legacy. Every interaction counts. Go the extra mile. Empower and support each other.Why You Should Want to Work with Us

• Paid Orientation and Training
• Home Hospice locations in 7 states
• Great Place to Work Certified -More details about the benefits we offer can be found at . -
  Responsibilities
  
  The Nurse Practitioner is an extension of the physician who is responsible for gathering clinical findings to assist with determining continuing eligibility for hospice patients. The Nurse Practitioner is to complete face-to-face visits with hospice patients and coordinating with RN-Case Manager, IDG Team and sponsoring physician on any and all patient needs. -ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Performs a face-to-face encounter for Medicare hospice patients prior to the 180th day recertification and every recertification thereafter, and to attest that the encounter occurred under the supervision of a sponsoring physician
  • Documents clinical findings of face-to-face encounters
  • Documentation should include:
  • Evidence of decline in clinical status
  • Evidence of non-disease specific based guidelines, i.e., PPS, BMI, FAST, dependence in ADL's
  • Evidence of co-morbid conditions
  • Communicates clinical findings to the physician who is considering recertifying the patient
  • Completes attestation statement regarding date of face-to-face encounter
  • Submits accurate time and mileage records for all patient related activity to the Medical Director on a bi-weekly basis
  • Be responsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provide Age-Friendly Care
    Qualifications
    
    REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
    • Is currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice
    • Must maintain a valid driver's license and good driving record
    • Has health care experience that has included opportunities to apply principles and practices of service provision in the home
      Pay Transparency -
      
      Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related considerations.
      
      Notice
      
      HarmonyCares and HarmonyCares Hospice are not affiliated with Harmony Hospice Care. HarmonyCares Hospice does not conduct business in OH. HarmonyCares Hospice conducts business in MI, VA, WI, TX, IN, IL.

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