Nurse Practitioner (APRN) / Hartford Hospice General

Location Detail: 1 Northwestern Dr Bloomfield (10320)

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Per Diem Hospice Face-to-Face Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner to perform Face-to-Face (F2F) encounters essential for hospice eligibility certification and recertification. In this role, you will gather comprehensive clinical information, perform detailed assessments, and collaborate closely with hospice physicians and interdisciplinary teams to ensure quality patient care and regulatory compliance.

·Perform and complete physical assessments for hospice F2F encounters within CMS-established regulatory timeframes.

·Document clinical findings accurately and attest F2F encounters in the electronic medical record.

·Utilize Local Coverage Determination (LCD) criteria per hospice policy and regulatory requirements.

·Communicate clinical findings, review treatment plans, lab results, diagnostics, and medications with certifying physicians.

·Collaborate effectively with physicians, interdisciplinary group (IDG) members, patients, caregivers, and families.

·Provide clinical recommendations to the IDG based on F2F assessment findings.

·Conduct assessments in the patient’s place of residence, including home, skilled nursing, or other settings.

Schedule: Per Diem

Qualifications

Advanced Practitioner Qualifications 

·Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Master’s program

·Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Connecticut

·Certification or eligible to be certified as a Physician Assistant or National Board Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse through AACN or ANCC.

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With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.