If you enjoy collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, while supporting patients and their families this may be the ideal job for you! We're hiring for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) who wants to make a real difference!

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For nearly 40 years, Hospice of the East Bay has prided itself on our ability to provide excellent patient and family-centered care. Our quality scores demonstrate this, and the multiple letters and cards we receive from patients and families confirm it.

Essential Functions

• Serves as primary clinician (under supervision of designated hospice physician) for patients who enroll in hospice without an assigned clinician
• Serves as a member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team and participates in development of a comprehensive plan of care for patients served
• Consults with the Medical Director/CMO as needed to ensure best practices
• Performs home visits as required (alternating months with MD if patient is a Skilled Nursing Facility, SNF, resident; otherwise, initial visit, face to face and then as needed for symptom management)
• Performs home visits when physician/NP level visit is needed or upon request, for patients with another clinician as the primary clinician of record
• Provides telephone and on-site consultations to clinical/nursing staff regarding patient care and appropriate administrative issues as needed during scheduled hours or PRN on-call
• Reviews patient records at time of recertification, performs recertification visit and completes appropriate documentation when requested by hospice Medical Director/CMO
• Performs initial and on-going medication reviews with appropriate documentation as directed by hospice Medical Director/CMO
• Presents educational in-services to hospice clinical staff
• Mentors’ new NP hires for HEB standards and integration into HEB best practices.
• Provides wound consultation services to patients as indicated by wound care needs and as requested by RNCM, hospice physician/CMO
• Provides call coverage for adult hospice homecare, SNF, RCFE, ALF, Bruns patients as assigned by Medical Director/CMO

Experience & Education

• Possess a current NP license with furnishing privileges in the state of California
• Master’s degree required
• Active DEA Certificate for controlled substances (schedule II and higher)
• Two or more years of palliative care experience with patients at end of life
• Advanced Practice Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) Preferred
• Certification in BLS and/or ALS
• Current California Driver’s License

Benefits

• One-on-one care
• Quality scores higher than national average
• Certified as a “Great Place to Work”
• 403b Retirement Account and up to $2,000 company matching
• Medical, Vision, and dental; some plans qualify for a Health Saving Account (HSA)
• 21 days of PTO; 6 paid Holidays
• Group & Voluntary Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program

Come join our team and make a real difference when you go to work!

Location: 3470 Buskirk Ave, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Job Type: Full-time

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