Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Compass Palliative Care; South Gate (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

Compass Palliative Care in California seeks Nurse Practitioners or PAs with experience and/or interest in palliative care. The position is part-time with FLEXIBLE HOURS, primarily hospital-based in the Gardena and Huntington Park area.

The practitioner will handle a defined patient load under board-certified physicians who provide training and evidence-based care. This role emphasizes patient and family education, documentation, and continuous learning to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience and/or interest in palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients
• Provide palliative care to best treat the patient
• Define and document patient diagnoses
• Assure all patients are completely satisfied
• Patient and family education and management
• Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart, including follow-up notes
• Actively participates in departmental activities to improve training methods and achieve company goals

Skills

Palliative care

Nurse Practitioner or PA

Patient assessment

Job description

Compass Palliative Care, a leading California-based palliative care provider seeks outstanding Nurse Practitioners/ PAs who have experience and/or interest in palliative care. Our practice provides palliative services in the hospital setting in theGardena and Huntington Park areas.

This is a Monday through Friday, part time position. We are pleased to offer FLEXIBLE HOURS.

The practitioner will be assigned a specific patient load for which they will be responsible. Our palliative program is run by experienced and board-certified physicians who take pride in being able to provide training and in-service education to their staff. They believe in the advancement of their staff as well as creating the best possible outcomes for the patients they serve.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assess patients
• Provide palliative care to best treat the patient
• Define and document patient diagnoses
• Assure all patients are completely satisfied
• Patient and family education and management
• Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart, including follow-up notes
• Actively participates in departmental activities to improve training methods and achieve company goals

Pay: $80.00 - $160.00 per hour

Job Type: Part-time