Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Hartford HealthCare · North Westchester, CT
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FULL-TIME
Posted Nov 8, 2026
Job Description
Join our compassionate team to provide exceptional, patient-centered hospice care for individuals facing serious, life-limiting illnesses. As a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you will play a vital role in conducting eligibility assessments, guiding symptom management, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to ensure seamless care transitions while supporting patients and their families during this challenging time. Your expertise will be essential in completing required documentation and providing on-call coverage for our patients.
Key Responsibilities
• Conduct face-to-face assessments for hospice eligibility and recertification to ensure patients receive the care they need.
• Engage actively in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings, collaborating effectively with fellow care team members.
• Offer clinical guidance and support to field staff, enhancing the quality of care provided to patients.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, and caregivers about prognosis and tailored care plans, fostering understanding and trust.
• Facilitate smooth transitions and continuity of care across various settings and providers for optimal patient outcomes.
• Complete regulatory documentation accurately and provide on-call triage support to address symptom management needs.
Essential Skills
• Expertise in hospice eligibility and recertification assessments.
• Advanced skills in symptom management to enhance patient comfort.
• Proficiency in serious illness communication to guide families through critical conversations.
• Ability to conduct goals-of-care discussions, aligning treatment with patient values.
• Experience in providing end-of-life care with compassion and respect.
• Strong clinical consultation skills to advise and support team members.
• Effective care coordination strategies to ensure integrated patient care.
• Experience in interdisciplinary care planning for holistic patient support.
• Familiarity with CMS hospice documentation requirements.
• Availability for on-call triage responsibilities to assist with urgent patient needs.
Key Responsibilities
• Conduct face-to-face assessments for hospice eligibility and recertification to ensure patients receive the care they need.
• Engage actively in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings, collaborating effectively with fellow care team members.
• Offer clinical guidance and support to field staff, enhancing the quality of care provided to patients.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, and caregivers about prognosis and tailored care plans, fostering understanding and trust.
• Facilitate smooth transitions and continuity of care across various settings and providers for optimal patient outcomes.
• Complete regulatory documentation accurately and provide on-call triage support to address symptom management needs.
Essential Skills
• Expertise in hospice eligibility and recertification assessments.
• Advanced skills in symptom management to enhance patient comfort.
• Proficiency in serious illness communication to guide families through critical conversations.
• Ability to conduct goals-of-care discussions, aligning treatment with patient values.
• Experience in providing end-of-life care with compassion and respect.
• Strong clinical consultation skills to advise and support team members.
• Effective care coordination strategies to ensure integrated patient care.
• Experience in interdisciplinary care planning for holistic patient support.
• Familiarity with CMS hospice documentation requirements.
• Availability for on-call triage responsibilities to assist with urgent patient needs.
Additional Details
- City
- Colchester
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- US
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