Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care: Impact & Growth

Optum; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 96,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive programs

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

Casa de la Luz Hospice Palliative Care in Tucson, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Palliative Care Nurse to provide direct patient and family care through palliative consultations for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care. The role emphasizes ethical, evidence-based practice, comprehensive assessments and coordination of care.

ACHPN certification is preferred, with minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience and

Qualifications

• RN/APRN licensure in state of practice.
• Nurse Practitioner/CNS with prescriptive authority.
• BCLS licensure.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Current CPR certification.
• ACHPN certification preferred; 1 year in Hospice/Palliative Care/Oncology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates effective and ethical use of palliative medicine practices in patient care across physical, emotional, spiritual, psycho/social, ethical and safety criteria.
• Formulates an effective plan of care by applying palliative care knowledge.
• Gathers information from medical records, family, caregivers and conducts thorough patient assessments.

Skills

RN licensure

APRN licensure

APRN with prescriptive authority

BCLS licensure

CPR certification

Clinical nursing experience

Job description

Casa de la Luz Hospice Palliative Care in Tucson, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Palliative Care Nurse to provide direct patient and family care through palliative consultations for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care. The role emphasizes ethical, evidence-based practice, comprehensive assessments and coordination of care.

ACHPN certification is preferred, with minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience and