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

5000 Wellstar Medical Group, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System, Inc. seeks a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our Palliative Medicine team full-time at Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center in Roswell, GA. The role supports inpatient and outpatient palliative care under expert team supervision.

We welcome intelligent providers who share our values of compassion, excellence, and inclusion, with opportunities for collaboration across a large integrated health system and a strong multidisciplinary team.”

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? 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.

Work Shift 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.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems.

Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery.

OUR MISSION:

To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION:

Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES:

We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice

Culture of Excellence

Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.