Palliative Care- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

SEP Summit Medical Group, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Physicians in the Greater Cincinnati region is seeking a Palliative Care APRN to join our diverse interdisciplinary team for inpatient consultations and outpatient clinic services.

The role emphasizes goals of care determination, symptom management, and education for patients with cancer-related or life-limiting illnesses, with on-call coverage as part of the schedule.

Qualifications

• 1 year NP experience preferred.
• 1 year hospice or palliative nursing experience preferred.
• Strong observation, problem solving and nursing skills.
• Knowledge of community and education resources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Reviews clinical information and completes new consultations and follow ups with the IDT.
• Determines goals of care and collaborates on symptom management with physicians.
• Provides education on chronic diseases and quality of life.
• Communicates plan changes with the treatment team.
• On call coverage required for palliative care.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Hospice/Palliative care experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education resources knowledge

Education

MSN or Doctoral degree with NP certification

Family NP or Adult-Gerontology NP

Job description

Job Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40

Palliative Care APRN wanted to join a diverse IDT that includes Physicians, chaplaincy, social work, RN, and pharmacy support. This diverse practice includes an inpatient palliative medicine consulting service, outpatient palliative clinic.

Responsibilities

• Reviews clinical information and completes new consultations and follow ups in a timely manner working with the interdisciplinary team (physicians, social workers, and chaplains)
• Act as an integral part of the treatment team determining goals of care for patients with cancer-related or life-limiting chronic illnesses; collaborate with palliative care physicians regarding symptom management needs.
• Provides extensive education regarding chronic diseases and how they impact quality of life.
• Communicates with treatment team including other providers on changes to plan of care.
• On call coverage required for palliative care.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skills and knowledge as a Nurse Practitioner in area of expertise: One (1) year nurse practitioner experience preferred.
• One (1) year hospice or palliative nursing experience preferred.
• Excellent observation, problem solving skills, mathematical skills, and nursing skills.
• Knowledge of community, professional and education resources.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal amongst professionals.

About St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers and more than 2,000 non-provider associates.

We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores.

St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 409,000 patients in our more than 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence.

St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best.

Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest and most respected medical providers in the Northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region.

Together with St. Elizabeth Physicians, the affiliated multi-specialty physician and advanced practice provider organization, we are transforming healthcare through innovative treatments, cutting-edge technology and a heart for our community.

We’re right here, sharing one mission: to improve the health of the people we serve.