Pain Management Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Compass Palliative Care; Tehachapi (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Palliative Care in California seeks outstanding Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants with palliative and pain management experience. The on-the-road contract role covers ALF/SNF patient load in the Tehachapi area, offering flexible days and hours and on-site patient care with experienced physicians who provide training and in-service education.

The position focuses on assessments, diagnoses, medications, and family education, while documenting progress in charts and contributing

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (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, including follow-up notes
• Actively participates in departmental activities to improve training methods and achieve company goals

Skills

NP/PA licensed

DEA license

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 Tehachapi 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