Nurse Practitioner Hospice
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Heritage Healthcare Services
Albuquerque, NM, US
Summary
Conduct face-to-face encounters for hospice patients to assess terminal prognosis and disease progression. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support recertification decisions and ensure compliant documentation.
Job Description
Heritage Hospice is excited to resume services in the Albuquerque community. Our dedicated team is back and ready to provide compassionate, high‑quality end‑of‑life care for patients and families across the region.
About the Role We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to perform required Face‑to‑Face (F2F) encounters for hospice patients approaching benefit period recertification.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct Face‑to‑Face encounters for patients entering their 3rd benefit period and beyond.
- Assess and document terminal prognosis, disease progression, functional decline, and symptom burden.
- Collaborate with hospice physicians, RNs, social workers, and the IDG to support accurate recertification decisions.
- Provide clinical insight and education to staff regarding disease trajectories, eligibility criteria, and hospice best practices.
- Maintain timely, compliant documentation aligned with Medicare and state regulatory standards.
- Communicate findings effectively to physicians and clinical leadership.
- Travel within assigned New Mexico service area to visit patients in homes, assisted living facilities, SNFs, or other care settings.
Qualifications
- Current and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in New Mexico.
- National board certification as NP (FNP, AGNP, or similar).
- Minimum 1-year clinical experience; hospice, palliative care, or geriatric experience strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of hospice eligibility criteria and disease trajectories.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and clinical assessment skills.
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel across assigned territory.
What We Offer
- PRN Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Flexible scheduling options for PRN roles.
- Supportive leadership and interdisciplinary team.
The mission of Heritage Health Care is to serve the community by providing accessible, efficient, quality health care in an atmosphere of compassion. We are dedicated to promoting the physical and emotional well-being of our patients and all who come in contact with our agency. Because of this commitment, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the dignity and worth of each individual and respect your rights. Heritage enhances the quality of life for both their clients and employees through compassion, dignity, empowerment and respect. Heritage embraces learning, change and innovation to become a positive force in our community and workplace.
Our experience in providing the finest home health care in the area has earned us high marks with the most important people in the world - our satisfied patients!
If you or your relatives are suffering from illness or recuperating after some serious injuries, there is hardly any place more comfortable and wholesome to stay than your own home. In these cases, Heritage Health Care is the best choice, as it allows you to stay close to the people you love and enjoy familiar surroundings. Such services are also extremely helpful for seniors who are not capable of living alone or need some special treatment.
Heritage Health Care is locally owned and operated. Heritage provides services throughout Ohio with branches in Toledo, Lima, Columbus, Findlay, Cleveland, Sandusky, Mansfield, and Dayton.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Maumee, Ohio
The mission of Heritage Health Care is to serve the community by providing accessible, efficient, quality health care in an atmosphere of compassion. We are dedicated to promoting the physical and emotional well-being of our patients and all who come in contact with our agency. Because of this commitment, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the dignity and worth of each individual and respect your rights. Heritage enhances the quality of life for both their clients and employees through compassion, dignity, empowerment and respect. Heritage embraces learning, change and innovation to become a positive force in our community and workplace.
Our experience in providing the finest home health care in the area has earned us high marks with the most important people in the world - our satisfied patients!
If you or your relatives are suffering from illness or recuperating after some serious injuries, there is hardly any place more comfortable and wholesome to stay than your own home. In these cases, Heritage Health Care is the best choice, as it allows you to stay close to the people you love and enjoy familiar surroundings. Such services are also extremely helpful for seniors who are not capable of living alone or need some special treatment.
Heritage Health Care is locally owned and operated. Heritage provides services throughout Ohio with branches in Toledo, Lima, Columbus, Findlay, Cleveland, Sandusky, Mansfield, and Dayton.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Maumee, Ohio
