Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant Palliative Care Detroit Part Time Days Weekend Shift

Henry Ford Health System; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic healthcare institution is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their palliative care team. This role involves providing comprehensive assessments, managing symptoms, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care for individuals with serious illnesses. Applicants should possess a master's degree in nursing or appropriate certification and demonstrate a commitment to palliative care.

Qualifications

• Requires licensure as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Experience in palliative care preferred, with current BLS or ACLS.
• Participation in continuing medical education required.

Responsibilities

• Provides palliative medicine consultations to patients with serious illness.
• Manages pain and symptoms in collaboration with healthcare teams.
• Facilitates advance care planning conversations.

Skills

Comprehensive assessments

Pain management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Health counseling

Education

Michigan state licensure as Nurse Practitioner

Master's degree in Nursing

Certification by NCCPA

Tools

BLS certification

ACLS certification

DEA licensure

Job description

Opportunity to have work/life balance and learning within an academic healthcare institution!

• Work schedule is five - 8 hour shifts Thursday through Monday, every other week.

As part of the interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, provides comprehensive palliative medicine consultation to patients with serious illness in the inpatient settng. Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides comprehensive palliative care assessments, pain and symptom management, assistance with clarifying goals of care, and counseling to patients with serious illness and their families.

ABILITIES/ SKILLS

1.Performs comprehensive assessments of physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns in patients with serious illness and their families.

2.Facilitates advance care planning conversations and assists with advance directive completion for patients with serious illness.

3.Manages pain and non-pain symptoms in patients with serious illness.

4.Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and the primary team to lead goals of care discussions for patients with serious illness.

5.Recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families. Works with the interdisciplinary team to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.

6.Provides education on concepts related to hospice and palliative care to other clinicians, healthcare administrators, and patients/families.

7.Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition, care provided, symptom management changes/recommendations, and advance care planning/goals of care discussion documentation.

8.For NPs: Currently certified as Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) or Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) OR obtains certification within 2 years of hire.

9.Participates in continuing medical education related to palliative medicine.

10. Experience as a Palliative Medicine APP (NP or PA) preferred. Will consider applicants with experience as an APP and applicants with considerable nursing experience.

General Summary:

• The Specialty/Invasive Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
• The NP, PA will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination as a first line provider to patients and their families.Provides inpatient and/or outpatient medical care.
• Takes patient history, performs physical examination, orders, and interprets tests, makes diagnoses, and institutes appropriate treatment programs.
• Works in collaboration with staff physicians, house officers, nurses, and other medical care team members to ensure that patient outcomes are achieved safely and efficiently.
• Specific procedures are individually credentialed as indicated by training and experience

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Requires Michigan state licensure and continued certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA). -OR- Requires master's degree in nursing

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• licensure as a Certified Nurse Practitioner; licensure as a Registered Nurse or licensed as a Physician Assistant
• Current BLS or ACLS as required.
• Current ATLS/PALS provider status as required by department.
• BLS certification or ACLS certification is a plus but will be required upon hire.
• DEA licensure is a plus but will be required upon hire

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
• Department: Palliative Care
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable