Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care - Temple Faculty Practice

Temple University Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple University Health System seeks a Nurse Practitioner for Palliative Care within the Temple Faculty Practice, working with the Palliative Care Consult Service at TUH Main Campus. The role involves patient assessment, advanced nursing care, and collaboration with an employed physician to diagnose and prescribe therapies.

Required education includes a Bachelor's and a Master's in Nursing; licensure in PA as a Nurse Practitioner and RN are required, with prescriptive authority preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing required.
• 2 years experience as a nurse practitioner preferred.
• 1 year experience in a clinical specialty practice preferred.
• 1 year outpatient/ambulatory experience preferred.
• General experience in an EPIC environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Treats and evaluates patients; administers advanced nursing care in a clinical specialty.
• Collaborates with licensed physicians for diagnosis and prescription of therapeutics.
• Contributes to a safe and therapeutic environment respecting patient privacy, comfort and emotional state.
• Demonstrates care for patients of diverse ages, races, genders, and cultures in an ethical manner.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Job Description - Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care - Temple Faculty Practice (264566)

Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care - Temple Faculty Practice - ( 264566 )

Works with the Palliative Care Consult Service at TUH Main Campus.

Treats and evaluates patients; administers advanced nursing care in a particular clinical specialty area. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities including diagnosis, the prescription of medical therapeutics in collaboration with and under the direction of the licensed physician. Contributes to a safe and therapeutic environment that is centered on the needs of the patients, caregivers and others demonstrating concern for the patient's privacy, comfort, and emotional state. Treats patient with consideration to age, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic background, and culture in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing Required
• Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing program Required

Experience

• 2 years experience as a nurse practitioner Preferred
• 1 year experience in a clinical specialty practice Preferred
• 1 year outpatient/ambulatory experience Preferred
• General Experience in an EPIC environment Preferred

Licenses

• PA Cert Reg Nurse Practitioner Required
• PA Registered Nurse License Required
• Prescriptive Authority Preferred
• Basic Life Support Required
• Multi State Compact RN License Required Or

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Faculty Physicians, the academic practice plan of Temple Health, is made up of more than 500 employed physicians who are the cornerstone of clinical care and teaching for Temple's healthcare enterprise. These physicians practice in 20 academic departments encompassing virtually every subspecialty in modern medicine.

While remaining committed to our mission of serving patients in our North Philadelphia community, in recent years, Temple Faculty Physicians has expanded its geographic reach beyond Temple University Hospital's Health Sciences campus. Today, Temple faculty physician offices are located at Temple University Hospital and its campuses, satellite offices located in Center City Philadelphia, Fort Washington, PA, Oaks, PA, and various other outpatient settings. This expanded reach has brought Temple medical care closer to home for many of our patients.

Temple Health refers to the health, education and research activities carried out by the affiliatesof Temple University Health System (TUHS) and by the Lewis Katz School of Medicine atTemple University. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care.All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providersaffiliated with TUHS member organizations. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operatedpursuant to its governing documents.