Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Hospice)

Quick Facts

• Role: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Hospice)
• Work pattern: Part-time, hybrid inpatient and community hospice/palliative practice
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 11:00am–3:00pm; shared on-call rotation (nights, weekends, holidays) ~1 week every 13 weeks

Description

Provide comprehensive hospice and palliative care across inpatient and community settings, including face-to-face hospice visits, symptom management, eligibility assessments, and inpatient rounding for new GIP admissions. Coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and support ongoing program growth. Manage patient outcomes for an assigned population while mentoring, teaching, and contributing to quality improvement or research.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive health status appraisals (health histories and physical examinations)
• Provide direct clinical care
• Prescribe/order medications and therapies; order and interpret labs, x-rays, and procedures per privileges
• Evaluate patients and determine need for further care
• Provide education to patients and families and document care/education in the medical record
• Refer to other disciplines and serve as consultant in areas of expertise
• Integrate research-based knowledge and clinical expertise in decision making
• Maintain required certifications/continuing education
• Participate in unit/department/hospital committees or task forces as appropriate

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing or an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Acute care certification required for APRNs (or inpatient NP experience in lieu of acute care certification)
• Current Illinois RN and Illinois APRN licenses
• APR N certification by a national certifying body approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board
• Privileged and credentialed through Northwestern Medicine Medical Staff Office (MSO)
• BLS certification (American Heart Association)
• Upon licensure, apply for controlled substance license and DEA number

Benefits

Benefits designed to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events (details available via the employer benefits information page).