Hospice Triage Nurse Practitioner | Full Time

Job description

This role is a full-time, salaried, exempt position Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Location - Onsite, option to work in the Asheboro, NC or High Point, NC office. This position collaborates with Medical Directors, physicians, homecare nurses, and the interdisciplinary team to support hospice and palliative patients by managing symptom-related calls from clinical staff. The Triage Nurse Practitioner uses advanced clinical knowledge, critical thinking, and prescriptive authority to assess symptoms, provide timely direction, and recommend or enter medical orders to support the plan of care. Care is guided by patient goals and complies with the Nurse Practice Act and agency standards. Essential Duties: - Accepts, assesses, and manages symptom management calls from homecare nurses regarding hospice patients experiencing pain, dyspnea, nausea, agitation, anxiety, constipation, wounds, medication concerns, change in condition, or other distressing symptoms. - Reviews relevant clinical information in the medical record and information provided by the nurse to determine appropriate symptom management interventions consistent with the patient’s goals of care and plan of care. - May prescri...