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Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner-March 2024
Centralia
Mar 28, 2026
About Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

  SummaryWe are hiring for a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner.At Centralia Palliative, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people.We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!employee wellness programsflexibility for true work-life balanceholidays & paid time offcontinuing education & career growth opportunitiescompany-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goalsTake your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!ResponsibilitiesDemonstrates effective and ethical use of approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices in the delivery of all patientcare based on physical, emotional, spiritual, psycho/social, ethical, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients servedDemonstrates knowledgeable clinical expertise by incorporating palliative care body of knowledge to formulate an effective plan of careGathers pertinent information systematically from all sources, including medical records, family history, and caregivers, and thorough specialty physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual clinical patient assessmentCompletes a comprehensive assessment utilizing the palliative care domains of assessment, interprets findings, conducts medication reconciliation, and formulates problem-related diagnoses, initiates plan of care utilizing therapeutic interventions, and evaluates the results of these actions for adequate outcome responses.Provides thorough assessment of distressing symptoms utilizing appropriate scales and assessment techniques and prescribes evidence-based medications and adjunctive interventions for the palliation of symptomsFormulates diagnoses and documents a problem list which reflects the appropriate history, physical examination, and results of diagnostic testsDemonstrates professional consult etiquette and effective communication skills when discussing the plan of care andappropriate recommendations with medical director, patient's primary care provider, specialist providers, and interdisciplinary team to insure the appropriate communication concerning the plan of careAs indicated by patient /caregiver needs, appropriately performs and documents an ongoing reassessment of the problems, and implications for revision of management, utilizing problem-oriented documentationDemonstrates effective therapeutic communication /counseling techniques performing illness counseling and conducting familyconferences with patient, caregivers, family, and/or significant others to discuss patient's plan of care. Interacts in a positive manner with the family unit, providing appropriate information, emotional and spiritual supportContributes to the health teaching of patients, caregivers, families, and significant others regarding the patient'santicipated/active distressing symptoms, identified diagnoses, disease trajectory, advance directives, prognostic awareness and end of life issues with appropriate teaching materials and strategiesFunctions independently, autonomously without supervision, utilizing time constructively and organizing assignments for maximum productivityProvides timely, effective medical record documentation, coding and placing charges utilizing appropriate professional clinical language and approved abbreviationsAvailable daily to triage referrals to the palliative care service to determine appropriate level of intervention and urgency of interventionMaintains contact with patients' Home Care providers to assist in care management as necessary to facilitate optimal careAssists in leading interdisciplinary team meetings to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration through discussion of

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