Nurse Practitioner- Pediatric (Full-Time, 0.8/Days)

Nurse Practitioner- Pediatric

Full Time, 32 hrs. per week, Day Shift

4 days/week

Day off each week will be Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. MUST work Mondays and Fridays.

No weekends or holidays

Potential for very minimum on- call in the future

This role will see patients anywhere in our service territory https://www.hospiceandcommunitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/Sunflower-Servmap_york-lan-ad-cum22-layered-copy.pdf

Orientation - Must be able to do a full time (40hr/week) orientation for 1-2 months

Functions:

Serves as a member of the Sunflower Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).

Provides critical thinking and clinical judgment to address the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and reflect the goals of care of the patients and families receiving hospice and palliative medicine services.

Provides clinical direction and expertise to the Sunflower IDT.

Participates in goals of care discussions and development of plans of care that are clinically appropriate and that meet accepted palliative care and Choices Healthcare standards and guidelines.

Collaborates with Choices Healthcare physicians and/or Pediatric Medical Director and the Sunflower IDT in admission, certification, recertification, and discharge decisions.

Collaborates and maintains communication with the patients’ healthcare team (e.g. primary care provider, subspecialty teams, and hospice and palliative medicine physicians) as needed for the coordination of hospice care and palliative medicine services.

Monitors plans of care to assure consistency with Choices Healthcare philosophy, policies, procedures, and protocols.

Provides clinical evaluations for hospice and palliative medicine patients when necessary and requested as part of the plan of care, and documents visits and services according to Medicare and Choices Healthcare standards.

Provides support and education to patients, caregivers and facility staff and acts as a liaison to facilitate goals of care.

Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as scheduled.

Participates in learner education (e.g. medical student, residents, and fellows) as needed.

May be required to participate in some adult hospice responsibilities as directed by supervisor PRN.

Qualifications:

Certified Nurse Practitioner license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).

2 years pediatric experience as an RN or PN and 2 years of years of experience as a pediatric or family NP required

Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine required within three years from date of hire.

Prescriptive authority and unrestricted DEA license required

We offer a full range of benefits including:

* Must work a minimum of 64 hours per two-week pay period

^ Must work a minimum of 40 hours per two week pay period

• Health Insurance *
• Dental and Vision Insurance ^
• Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid *
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