Geriatrics Nurse Practitioner
Amergis Locum Tenens
Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, USA
Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, USA
- Healthcare
- geriatrics nurse practitioner
- hospice care
- palliative care
The Geriatrics Nurse Practitioner provides specialized hospice and palliative care by assessing patients' physical and cognitive conditions and managing their symptoms. This role involves autonomous practice with collaboration from a medical team to ensure quality end-of-life care and appropriate treatment plans. The position requires at least two years of nurse practitioner experience, relevant certifications, and offers benefits including malpractice insurance and flexible scheduling.
Are you compassionate about providing the best quality end-of-life care? If you enjoy providing comfort and empathy to patients during this time in their lives, this is a great opportunity for you. We are in need of a nurse practitioner in Nacogdoches, TX for this role!
Apply here today! Call or text Monica at (with your name) or email an updated resume to for immediate consideration.
Details:
Apply here today! Call or text Monica at (with your name) or email an updated resume to for immediate consideration.
Details:
- Setting: Provide Hospice/Palliative Care for Patients
- Work autonomously in an APP role
- Work collaboratively with the Palliative Care Medical Team to deliver appropriate care from initial assessment through discharge
- Assessments include: disease-specific changes, decline or change in function, nutrition and/or cognition, inadequately-controlled pain or other distressing symptoms, falls, infections, impact of disease burden on patient, caregiver, and/or family's quality of life
- Assessments include: disease-specific changes, decline or change in function, nutrition and/or cognition, inadequately-controlled pain or other distressing symptoms, falls, infections, impact of disease burden on patient, caregiver, and/or family's quality of life
- Prescribe medications, order/interpret labs, order treatments or medical equipment
- Have meetings with Palliative Medical Director as needed, but no less than biweekly
- Mileage reimbursement provided
- 4x10s - no weekend schedule
- Minimum of 2 years of NP experience required
- ACHPN certification preferred
- Active BLS and DEA required
- Receive a paycheck every Friday
- Benefits available (medical, dental, vision, etc)
- 100% of malpractice insurance covered




