Pain Management Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Compass Palliative Care; Tehachapi (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Compass Palliative Care in California seeks outstanding Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants with experience and interest in palliative and pain management. The practice delivers palliative and pain management services in ALF/SNF settings in the Tehachapi area.

We are pleased to offer flexible days and hours. Providers will staff a defined patient load under a team of board-certified physicians who focus on training, development, and best patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensed NP or PA in California.
• Experience or interest in palliative and pain management.
• Ability to assess patients in ALF/SNF settings and document findings.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients in an ALF/SNF environment.
• Provide palliative and pain management to treat patients.
• Perform pain management procedures as needed.
• Define and document patient diagnoses.
• Prescribe and refill medications as appropriate.
• Educate patients and families and manage care.
• Notate findings and treatment course in charts, including follow-up notes.
• Participate in departmental activities to improve training and outcomes.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Palliative care

Pain management

Clinical assessment

Education

California NP/PA license

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