Nurse Practitioner

Job description

- 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: VITAS® Healt...