Pain Management Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Compass Palliative Care; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Palliative Care is seeking Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Ridgecrest, California. The role offers flexible days and hours for providing palliative and pain management to patients. The practitioner will work closely with board-certified physicians and be involved in the training and advancement of staff.

Responsibilities include assessing patients, managing pain treatments, prescribing medications, and documentation. Licensure in California as an NP or PA and an active DEA license are required.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as an NP or PA in California.
• Must have an active DEA license.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients in an ALF/SNF environment.
• Provide palliative and pain management to treat the patient best.
• Perform pain management procedures as needed.
• Define and document patient diagnoses.
• Prescribing and refilling medications.
• Patient and family education and management.
• Notate findings and treatment course in patient charts.
• Actively participate in departmental activities to improve training methods.

Job description

Job description:

Compass Palliative Care, a leading California-based palliative care provider, seeks outstanding Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants with experience and interest in palliative andpainmanagement. Our practice provides palliative andpainmanagement appointments for California-based patients. Our practice provides palliative andpainmanagement services in the ALF and SNF settings in the Ridgecrest area.

We are pleased to offer FLEXIBLE DAYS and HOURS

The practitioner will be assigned a specific patientloadfor which they will be responsible. Our program is run by experienced and board-certified physicians who take pride in providing training and in-service education to their staff. They believe in the advancement of their staff as well as creating the best possible outcomes for the patients they serve.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assess patients in an ALF/SNF environment
• Provide palliative andpainmanagement to treat the patient best
• Performpainmanagement procedures as needed
• Define and document patient diagnoses
• Prescribing and refilling medications
• Patient and family education and management
• Notate findings and treatment course in patient charts, including follow-up notes
• Activelyparticipatesin departmental activities to improve training methods and achieve company goals

Requirements:

• Must be licensed as an NP or PA in California
• Must have an active DEA license

Job Type: Contract

Work Location: On the road