Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Palliative Medicine - Roswell, GA

Wellstar Health Systems; Roswell (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center in Roswell, GA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our established Palliative Medicine team full-time. The role supports multidisciplinary care across inpatient consults and outpatient clinics, with a 7 on/7 off schedule and collaboration with physicians, social workers and other specialists.

We value compassionate care, clinical excellence, and teamwork, with a focus on providing comprehensive end-of-life care and improving quality

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant certification/licensure required.

Skills

NP/PA certification

Job description

At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Wellstar Medical Group is seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to work alongside our established Palliative Medicine team full-time at Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center in Roswell, GA.

Responsibilities

• Schedule: 7 on/7 off
• Certifications: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
• Location: Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center in Roswell, GA

We are seeking intelligent, passionate providers, who will share our values to serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice.

Wellstar Palliative Medicine is proud to be the most comprehensive palliative medicine program in Georgia.

We currently have 16 physicians, 8 APPs, 4 social workers, 4 fellows and one chaplain as part of our multidisciplinary team.

Wellstar Health System and it's more than 24,000 team members provide access to compassionate, high-quality care through 11 hospitals; 300+ medical office locations; 9 cancer centers; 74 rehabilitation centers; 3 hospice facilities; 1 retirement village; 29 imaging centers; 25 urgent care locations; and 5 health parks.

Teamwork

Our greatest strength is our highly trained team of compassionate, board-certified physicians, APPs and social workers who expertly address our patients' global needs and provide high-quality care.

We emphasize mentorship of new providers, early career support and professional development, as well as provider wellness.

Variety of Practice Settings

We have inpatient consult teams at 5 hospitals in our system, offering academic, urban and suburban practice settings.

An expanding outpatient presence with our comprehensive care clinics, including the addition of a second palliative medicine clinic in LaGrange, GA, expected summer 2021.

A dedicated nursing home palliative medicine team.

An expanding home-based palliative care program led by 4 experienced APPs that covers 28 zip codes in northwest metro Atlanta.

Valued Members of the Healthcare System

Palliative Medicine is valued at the highest levels across the system with support for program expansion and investment in Palliative Medicine services.

The benefits of early Palliative Medicine involvement are well demonstrated by various QI initiatives in close collaboration with our ICU, heart failure, LVAD team, oncology, hospital medicine and emergency medicine colleagues.

Care Across the Continuum

We know that each patient is unique, and our program offers expert comprehensive care and support at any stage of the healthcare journey.

Outpatient clinic and inpatient consultation services can help patients make the transition to home-based palliative care and hospice, when indicated.

Our nationally recognized end-of-life care with Wellstar Hospice is equipped to provide our three inpatient hospice units, under three board-certified hospice medical directors.