<p>Additional Information About the Role</p> <ul> <li>BJC Home Care </li><li>Nurse Practitoiner for Hospice Metro </li><li>Full Time </li><li>Benefits Eligible </li></ul> <p>Overview</p> <p>BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.</p> <p>BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.</p> <p>Hospice, the final stage of BJC's continuum of care, is a special kind of caring for patients with a life-limiting illness. Services are provided in the comfort of the patient's home or skilled nursing facility. The Hospice staff are sensitive to the physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill adult and pediatric patients and their families. We provide a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and volunteers, specially trained in symptom management, pain control, counseling and bereavement services for the dying. Our Hospice services include alternative therapies such as music, art and massage therapy. Our Hospice programs provide palliative care by helping patients manage their pain and symptoms while living their lives with daily peace and dignity.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <p>Role Purpose</p> <p>Utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in a specialized patient care area. Assesses, diagnose, prescribes, initiates plan of care and evaluates outcomes within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with physician(s).</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>Participates in professional developmentManages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.</p> <p>Minimum Requirements</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Master's Degree - Nursing(Accredited NP Program)</p> <p>Experience</p> <p><2 years</p> <p>Supervisor Experience</p> <p>No Experience</p> <p>Licenses & Certifications</p> <p>Valid Driver's LicenseNurse PractitionerRN</p> <p>Preferred Requirements</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Doctorate - Nursing</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>2-5 years</p> <p>Benefits and Legal Statement</p> <p>BJC Total Rewards</p> <p>At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date </li><li>Disability insurance* paid for by BJC </li><li>Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC </li><li>401(k) plan with BJC match </li><li>Tuition Assistance available on first day </li><li>BJC Institute for Learning and Development </li><li>Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts </li><li>Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time </li><li>Adoption assistance </li></ul> <p>To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits</p> <ul> <li>Not all benefits apply to all jobs </li></ul> <p>The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer</p>