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HospiceCare in the Berkshires Adult Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Come join this collaborative and innovative team. At Integritus Healthcare you will enjoy WEEKLY pay, generous time off, exceptional health insurance, and the ability to grow in your career. Integritus Healthcare wants you! For more than 35 years, HospiceCare in The Berkshires (HCIB) has been caring for generations of our neighbors throughout Berkshire County, providing support and care for those living with a life-limiting illness. Our compassionate team guides families through this emotionally challenging time with information, resources, and expert medical care for the best possible quality of life. Essential Job Functions - Offer advice and information to staff and referring physicians on medical interventions consistent with the plan of care and/or palliative care needs. - Consult with attending physicians, palliative care staff and referral sources as requested, so pain and symptom management for patients is effectively and expeditiously accomplished among team members. - Provide follow-up evaluation to patients and families and clinical consultation to hospice or palliative care staff as needed. - Participate in the review and development of practice protocols proposing interventions that are consistent with palliative care literature and research. - Responsible for making contact with assigned patient and/or family to arrange a meeting to provide information to the prospective patient and/or family and/or referring professional. An assessment of the patient?s eligibility for palliative care services will be completed and communicated to the patient and family. - Based on patient need, consultation and evaluation of the patient will be completed. - Responsible for informing the primary providers and referral sources the outcome of the Nurse Practitioner consultations and evaluations. - Responsible for documenting interactions between palliative care staff, referral sources, patients and families. - Maintain regular contact with referral sources as assigned. - Complete, maintain and submit accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient?s condition and care. Record pain and symptom management changes and/or outcomes as appropriate. - Point of Service documentation is an expectation of all clinical personnel for quality care, accuracy, and communication standards. The clinician is expected to appropriately document at Point of Service, have timely synchronization of patient data & effectively communicate with the Patient Care Team. - Participate in program development and evaluation of palliative care programs. - Collaborate with consultants as needed. - Present education and information to members of the IDT and/or medical community as needed. - Participate in the resolution of interpersonal conflict and issues of clinical and ethical concern as needed. - Participate in research activities or special projects as assigned and needed. - Medication management for patient?s enrolled in palliative care consisting of: Review of medications, appropriateness, coverage with pharmacy and collaboration as appropriate. - Other duties as assigned. For more information or to apply click here!{target="blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}