Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioner (South OC)

Job description

Reliance Hospice and Palliative Care is looking for Per Diem Hospice Nurse Practitioners to support our South OC areas such as Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente. Job responsibilities will include Hospice face-to-face visits, Palliative admissions and follow-up visits. $150 per visit for Initial Admission/Enrollment, $135 for follow ups. (Training will be paid $50 an hour) The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered professional nurse with advanced graduate education and clinical training who provides comprehensive hospice services in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act and under the supervision of a collaborating physician. The NP provides hospice care through the evaluation and assessment of the health history, health promotion, diagnosing medical conditions, management of health problems by directing and developing the plan of care, prescribing medications or treatments, coordinating and collaborating with patients, families and other healthcare practitioners. Under the supervision of a physician, the nurse practitioner visits patients, completes physical assessments, performs face to face assessments and evaluates...