Palliative Care PA - Inpatient, Day Shift, No Weekends

Banner Health; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our Palliative Care team. The PA will provide clinical management for patients with serious illnesses, and work with physicians, APPs, social workers, and chaplains to deliver compassionate, high-quality care.

The role emphasizes serious illness conversations, pain and symptom management, and goals-of-care discussions in inpatient settings, with a Monday-Friday daytime schedule and no weekend calls.

Qualifications

• Current or eligible Physician Assistant Certification and Arizona license.
• Current CPR, BLS, and ACLS certifications.
• Current prescribing privileges including a DEA license.

Responsibilities

• Clinical management of palliative care patients.
• Leading serious illness conversations with patients and their families.
• Managing malignant pain and complex symptom control.
• Providing inpatient end-of-life care.
• Offering consultations on goals of care and advance care planning.
• Collaborating closely with physicians and other clinicians in a team-based care model.

Skills

PA Certification

Arizona License

CPR/BLS/ACLS

DEA License

Job description

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our Palliative Care team. The PA will provide clinical management for patients with serious illnesses, and work with physicians, APPs, social workers, and chaplains to deliver compassionate, high-quality care.

The role emphasizes serious illness conversations, pain and symptom management, and goals-of-care discussions in inpatient settings, with a Monday-Friday daytime schedule and no weekend calls.