Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate - Palliative Care

MaineHealth; Rockport (ME); On-site; USD 117,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Productivity incentives

CME reimbursement

Job summary

MaineHealth Pen Bay Medical Center seeks a compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its palliative care team. You will provide inpatient consultations and outpatient visits, working with an interdisciplinary group to improve quality of life for patients with serious illness.

The role offers collaboration with primary care, oncology, hospital medicine, and specialty services, with CME reimbursement and professional development time to support ongoing growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Graduate of an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program or graduate of an accredited Certified Physician Assistant/Associate program.
• Maine NP or PA license and DEA.
• 2 years' experience as an NP/PA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient consultation services and outpatient palliative care clinic visits at Pen Bay Medical Center.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to focus on quality of life, symptom management, and goals-of-care discussions.
• Support expansion of access to specialty palliative care across the coastal Maine community.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Acute Care NP program

Certified Physician Assistant/Associate program

Job description

Description

Pen Bay Hospital

Advanced Practice Provider

Req #: 92009

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate - Palliative Care

MaineHealth Pen Bay Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and collaborative Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate to join our growing Palliative Care team. This position offers the unique opportunity to provide palliative care across both inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting patients and families living with serious illness throughout the continuum of care.

Most of this position will be based at Pen Bay Medical Center, with responsibilities that include inpatient consultation services and outpatient palliative care clinic visits. As our program continues to grow, this role will play an important part in expanding access to specialty palliative care services for the coastal Maine community.

You will join a highly collaborative interdisciplinary team that includes palliative care physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other clinical partners. Our team works closely with primary care, oncology, hospital medicine, and specialty services to provide patient-centered care focused on quality of life, symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and caregiver support.

The Position Offers:

• At MaineHealth, we recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Total compensation packages may include, based on eligibility, recruitment payments, relocation assistance, productivity incentives, and quality incentives.
• The annual base salary for this position is within a range from $117,024 to $151,442.
• In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs and career growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to practice in both inpatient and outpatient palliative care settings
• Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
• CME reimbursement and dedicated professional development time

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education:Bachelor'sdegree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Graduate of an accredited certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner's program or graduate of an accredited Certified Physician Assistant/Associate program.
• License/Certification:MaineNP or PA License and DEA.
• 2 years' experience as an NP/PA is preferred.

The Community:

On Maine's picturesque coast our community offers an abundance of lakes and rivers, award-winning golf courses, a ski resort and abundant hiking trails. Pen Bay Medical Center serves a vibrant community known for its natural beauty, outdoor recreation, excellent schools, and strong sense of community.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health, hospice and senior care services, and more than 2,000 employed providers working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 24,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

To learn more about our system, please visitwww.mainehealth.organd ourbenefits page.

Notice Regarding Maine Employer Surveillance Statue:

Pursuant to Maine's Employer Surveillance Statute, prospective care team members are notified that MaineHealth may monitor, collect, record, review, or retain information related to the use of its systems, networks, applications, files, data, communications platforms (including notified recordings), smart badges, building access, company vehicle GPS data, business calls, and workplace security cameras.

Information collected may be used for legitimate business purposes, including security, safety, compliance, investigations, training, quality assurance, and operational management.

Additional Information

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.

We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow - programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you're looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care,