Nurse Practitioner

Overview
Are you in search of a new career opportunity where you are the connection?

If so, now is the time to choose Encompass Health as your employer.

The Home Health & Hospice division of Encompass Health is hiring!

As a national leader across home health, hospice, and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, Encompass Health is consistently ranked as a top best-place-to-work in the communities we serve.

Our philosophy of delivering a better way to care exemplifies our commitment to quality, compassionate care for our patients, all while fostering a unique culture that is compassionate and collaborative.
Encompass Healths enterprising model of the continuum of care for post-acute services sets the standards for excellence.

This is evident throughout all of our care settings and office locations, as we maintain a workplace that is stable, ethical, and supportive.

At Encompass Health, we continually invest in employees to assist in them achieving personal goals and make meaningful, measurable differences in the lives of their patients.

Ever-mindful of the need for employees to care for themselves and their families, Encompass Health offers benefits that encourage lifestyle choices that keep you healthy and happy.

Subject to employee eligibility, some benefits, tools, and resources include:
Generous time off with pay for full-time employees Continuing education opportunities Scholarship program for employees and their children Matching 401(k) plan for all employees Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees Supplemental insurance policies for life, disability, as well as critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident insurance plans for full-time employees Flexible spending account plans for full-time employees Minimum essential coverage health insurance plan for all employees Electronic medical records & mobile devices for all clinicians Incentivized bonus plan Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides medical care to hospice patients of all ages with a focus on determining hospice eligibility and pain and symptom management including, but not limited to, history and physical exams; diagnosis and treatment of medical problems; education and counseling of individuals, families and groups.

The Nurse Practitioner participates in the care of the hospice patient as a member of the interdisciplinary team.

Under the supervision of the Hospice Medical Director and in collaboration with one or more physicians, the Nurse Practitioner may perform Face to Face patient visits to assist in determining hospice eligibility.

The Nurse Practitioner may function in the role of Attending Physician only if selected by the patient or patient representative at the time of admission.
Qualifications Must be a graduate of an approved school and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the state in which he/she currently practices.

At least 5 years nursing experience with a minimum of one year in Hospice preferred.

Minimum of 3 year clinical registered NP experience.

Must have demonstrated experience in hospice, palliative care or a related field of nursing and an understanding and acceptance of hospice principles of care.

Must have demonstrated knowledge and well-developed skills in medicine, pharmacology, pain and symptom control, and psychology of loss.

Must have knowledge of regulatory requirements and Medicare Conditions of Participation.

Additional Information
Encompass Health Home Health & Hospice is an equal opportunity employer.

We work to promote differences in a collaborative and respectful manner.

We are committed to a work environment that supports, encourages and motivates all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected characteristic.

At Encompass Health, we arent only a workplace, we are a community that truly sets the standard by working and living in harmony with one another.