Palliative Care APRN — Diverse Roles, Shared Call

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky is seeking a Palliative Care APRN to join a diverse interdisciplinary team including physicians, chaplaincy, social work, RN, and pharmacy support.

This diverse practice can be tailored to your clinical interests including an inpatient palliative medicine consulting service, outpatient palliative clinic, 16 bed inpatient hospice unit, and homebased hospice visits. Shared call that is conducive to quality work-life balance.

Qualifications

• NP with hospice or palliative care experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
• Strong assessment and symptom management skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviews clinical information and completes new consultations and follow ups with the interdisciplinary team.
• Assists in determining goals of care for cancer-related and life-limiting illnesses.
• Manages symptoms in collaboration with palliative care physicians.
• Provides education on chronic diseases and impact on quality of life.
• Communicates changes to plan of care with the treatment team.
• On-call coverage including cross-coverage for clinic, hospice inpatient and home care.

Job description

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky is seeking a Palliative Care APRN to join a diverse interdisciplinary team including physicians, chaplaincy, social work, RN, and pharmacy support.

This diverse practice can be tailored to your clinical interests including an inpatient palliative medicine consulting service, outpatient palliative clinic, 16 bed inpatient hospice unit, and homebased hospice visits. Shared call that is conducive to quality work-life balance.