Hospice Nurse Practitioner (NP), PRN

Job overview

The Hospice Nurse Practitioner (NP), PRN role is onsite in Richmond, IN. The posting lists an annual salary range of $95,686 to $143,530 based on full-time employment. Amedisys, part of the Optum family, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services focused on care at home. The nurse practitioner provides patient-centered care for people with life-limiting illnesses, emphasizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Through assessment, symptom management, diagnostic review, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary hospice team and collaborating physician, the role supports patients and families through end-of-life care.

What you'll do

• Communicate significant findings and changes to the clinical manager, attending physician, and interdisciplinary team
• complete face-to-face encounters and assess disease changes, functional decline, symptom regimen effectiveness, coping, and quality of life
• order and review appropriate diagnostic procedures and document treatment plans
• refer patients to other disciplines as indicated
• participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

nurse practitioner

hospice

prn

richmond in

optum

amedisys

palliative care

patient assessment

symptom management

end-of-life care

interdisciplinary team

cpr certification

$95,686–$143,530/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401(k) contribution
• eligibility requirements apply.

Why this role

Requires an active, unencumbered state Nurse Practitioner license, practice and prescribing authority, CPR certification, Medicare billing privileges, and applicable collaborative physician arrangements.

About the employer

Optum is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.