Hospice Nurse Practitioner

About This Role

Providing face-to-face assessments and care to hospice patients in the Atlanta, GA region is the core of this Per Diem Nurse Practitioner role. You will apply medical techniques and principles under the supervision of a physician, caring for a diverse set of patients with chronic diseases.

Responsibilities

• Review daily schedule and visit locations
• Confirm all required Face-to-Face (F2F) encounters due within regulatory timeframe
• Review patient hospice eligibility, terminal diagnosis, and prior certifications
• Review recent nursing notes, IDG notes, hospitalizations/ER visits, and medication changes
• Review patient history and prior F2F documentation before each visit
• Identify LCD eligibility indicators, PPS/FAST trends, and cognitive changes
• Confirm caregiver/contact availability
• Notify family/facility of estimated arrival if needed
• Clearly document continued decline supporting hospice eligibility
• Include objective findings such as PPS score, frequent infections/hospitalizations, and increased dependence
• Avoid vague wording such as “stable” without context
• Reconcile medications
• Review comfort medications and effectiveness
• Identify unnecessary or non-covered medications
• Address symptom management concerns
• Communicate recommendations to hospice physician/IDT as needed
• Educate patient/family on disease progression and expectations
• Reinforce goals of care and hospice philosophy
• Collaborate with case manager and medical director
• Update clinical leadership regarding high-risk patients
• Ensure note includes reason for encounter, clinical findings, functional status, prognosis indicators, and eligibility statement
• Sign documentation promptly

Benefits

Full-time employees qualify for the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and supplementary benefits such as Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Office Holidays

All employees qualify for these benefits:

• Paid Sick Time
• 401(k) with up to 3% company match
• Referral Program
• Payactiv: pay-on-demand. Cash out earned money when and where you need it!

Important Details

• Employment type: Per Diem

About the Company

Ennoble Care is a mobile primary care, palliative care, and hospice service provider with patients in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Ennoble Care’s clinicians go to the home of the patient, providing continuum of care for those with chronic conditions and limited mobility. Ennoble Care offers a variety of programs including remote patient monitoring, behavioral health management, and chronic care management, to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care by a team they know and trust.