Nurse Practitioner | Symbii Home Health and Hospice | Idaho Falls, ID - Pennant Services

We pride ourselves on our quality of care and ethical business practices as well as our foundational Core Values CAPLICO- - -Celebrate, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership.
How we do it: CELEBRATING successes large or small. We hold each other ACCOUNTABLE with respect and professionalism. Our PASSION FOR LEARNING allows us to teach our team members the latest and most advanced Home Health and Hospice education. Our LOVE ONE ANOTHER atmosphere shows we work as a team with trust and compassion. The growth we have experienced reveals that we are INTELLIGENT RISK TAKERS with our processes and procedures. But what really sets us apart from all the others is our CUSTOMER SECOND philosophy. Employees are our main and most important focus. We achieve job fulfillment by promoting OWNERSHIP through the independence that Home Health and Hospice offers. We want you to join us as we PROVIDE LIFE CHANGING SERVICE to all those we touch.

Job Duties

• Provides medical care, palliates and manages terminal illness in compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of a collaborating physician.
  
• Completes history and physical examinations, by evaluating the patient's medical condition and health history, ordering and interpreting results from laboratory and diagnostic tests or procedures, diagnosing health conditions and documents the findings in the patient's medical record.
  
• Manages health conditions and terminal illnesses by developing an individualized plan of care, prescribing medications and / or treatments, obtaining consultations or making referrals and coordinating hospice care services.
  
• Completes the hospice face to face visit requirements prior to the third and subsequent hospice benefit periods to assess hospice eligibility based on the hospice conditions of participation and the local coverage determinations.
  
• Provides clinical information to the hospice medical director for interpretation for eligibility for hospice recertification.
  
• Makes recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility for certification and recertification for hospice care.
  
• Reviews clinical information, coordinates and oversees patient care in consultation with the hospice interdisciplinary team and other healthcare practitioners.
  
• Assures that patient receives appropriate measures to control symptoms through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
  
• Reviews and develops protocols for treatment and proposes options for interventions based on the literature in collaboration with the collaborating physician.
  
• Consults the collaborating physician when the patient's plan of care is outside standardized practice and protocols.
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Graduation from and accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
  
• Current nursing licensure in State and CPR certification
  
• Master's degree with a minimum of one (1) year Nurse Practitioner experience and a minimum of one (1) year hospice and palliative care experience
  
• Accreditation from an approved certifying body for advanced practice nursing as required by State
  
• Certification in a specialist are preferred; (e.g. Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN), Pediatric, Adult or Geriatrics)
  
• Excellent Observation, verbal and written communication skill, problem solving skills, mathematical skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
  
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
  
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order
  

Symbii Home Health and Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pe