ADULT PALLIATIVE CARE ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER

Hospice Care In The Berkshires, Inc.; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshirejobs is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APN/ANP) to deliver compassionate, goal-directed palliative care in patients' homes and in skilled nursing facilities across Berkshire County.

The role requires an APRN license (Master's in Nursing) or PA degree, with expertise in complex pain and symptom management, end-of-life care, and coordinating with attending physicians and specialists to align with patient goals.

Qualifications

• APN/PA licensed practitioner with palliative care expertise.
• Proven ability to manage complex pain and symptom needs.
• Experience coordinating with physicians and care teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, patient-centered palliative care to patients at home and in skilled nursing facilities in Berkshire County.
• Perform comprehensive health assessments for evaluating, treating, and providing comfort care to individuals as appropriate.
• Formulate differential evaluation, develops treatment plan to include appropriate diagnostics; identifies non-pharmacological interventions, recommends appropriate pharmacological agents, and provides education.
• In collaboration with the attending physician, specialists, and hospital staff, demonstrate ability to engage in serious illness conversations, counsel patients and family members about diagnosis, goal setting, and end of life, and complete necessary documentation to meet regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate palliative care for patients, ensuring a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan, while demonstrating excellent clinical skills and ethical, relevant judgment. Recommends diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up in collaboration with the attending and specialty physicians as well as the HCIB Medical Director.
• Communicate and document clinical findings, treatment plan and care provided in the patient's medical record in a manner consistent with acceptable standards in order to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.
• Knowledgeable of Palliative Medicine Quality Measures collection, documentation and reporting
• Offer advice and information to staff and referring physicians on medical interventions consistent with the plan of care and/or palliative care needs.
• Consult with attending physicians, palliative care staff and referral sources as requested, so pain and symptom management for patients is effectively and expeditiously accomplished among team members.
• Provide follow-up evaluation to patients and families and clinical consultation to hospice or palliative care staff as needed.

Skills

Advanced Practice Provider license

Palliative care experience

Home health experience

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Physician Assistant Studies

Job description

This position is field based, working in Skilled Nursing Facilities and patient homes throughout Berkshire County.

This position requires an Advanced Practice Provider License - A Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) cares for individuals and families with compassion, support, and expertise as they navigate a life changing illness or end of life.

The APP leads the Palliative Care team by performing patient / family evaluations that include establishment of goals of care, complex pain and symptom management, assessment of psychosocial needs and collaboration with attending or specialty physicians to provide goal directed care.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide high quality, patient-centered palliative care to patients at home and in skilled nursing facilities in Berkshire County.
• Perform comprehensive health assessments for the purpose of evaluating, treating, and providing comfort care to individuals as appropriate.
• Formulate appropriate differential evaluation, develops treatment plan to include appropriate diagnostics; identifies non-pharmacological interventions, recommends appropriate pharmacological agents, and provides education. The plan is based on mutually established priorities to maximize the health potential and wishes of the patient and family.
• In collaboration with the attending physician, specialists, and hospital staff, demonstrate ability to engage in serious illness conversations, counsel patients and family members about diagnosis, goal setting, and end of life, and complete necessary documentation to meet regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate palliative care for patients, ensuring a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan, while demonstrating excellent clinical skills and ethical, relevant judgment. Recommends diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up in collaboration with the attending and specialty physicians as well as the HCIB Medical Director.
• Communicate and document clinical findings, treatment plan and care provided in the patient's medical record in a manner consistent with acceptable standards in order to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.
• Knowledgeable of Palliative Medicine Quality Measures collection, documentation and reporting
• Offer advice and information to staff and referring physicians on medical interventions consistent with the plan of care and/or palliative care needs.
• Consult with attending physicians, palliative care staff and referral sources as requested, so pain and symptom management for patients is effectively and expeditiously accomplished among team members.
• Provide follow-up evaluation to patients and families and clinical consultation to hospice or palliative care staff as needed.