Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Care New England; Warwick; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

CME

Employer retirement match

Malpractice insurance

Job summary

The VNA, part of the Care New England Health System, seeks a full-time Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our collaborative team in Rhode Island. The VNA delivers home health and hospice services for adults and the terminally ill.

You will conduct History/Physicals, provide palliative care for malignant pain and chronic disease symptoms, educate patients and caregivers, and support the patient’s care team.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Board Certified.
• Active Rhode Island APRN, RN, CSR, and DEA license or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical visits to patients with advanced illness in community homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
• Conduct comprehensive History/Physicals and palliative care for malignant pain symptom management, advanced chronic disease symptom management, provide patient and caregiver education while supporting the patient’s provider care team.
• Daytime work schedule with autonomy with patient scheduling.

Education

Nurse Practitioner program

Physician Assistant program

Job description

Job Summary

The VNA, one of several delivery networks for the Care New England Health System (CNE) is seeking a full time Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our collaborative team in Rhode Island. The VNA provides a broad spectrum of home health, hospice services for adults, and the terminally ill.

Position Highlights

• Provide medical visits to patients with advanced illness in community homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Conduct comprehensive History/Physicals and specific palliative care for malignant pain symptom management, advanced chronic disease symptom management, provide patient and caregiver education while supporting the patient’s provider care team
• Daytime work schedule with autonomy with patient scheduling
• Competitive salary and robust benefit package that includes health insurance, CME, employer retirement match and malpractice insurance
• 1+ years of relative experienced preferred

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Board Certified
• Active Rhode Island APRN, RN, CSR, and DEA license or eligible.

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

EEO Statements

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.