Acute Nurse Practitioner for Palliative Care Specialist
1 week ago
Penn Medicine is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care, conducting innovative research, and educating future healthcare professionals. As a leading academic medical center, we offer a collaborative environment where top clinicians, technical experts, and business professionals work together across all disciplines.
At Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough every day. Our employees shape the future of healthcare, and we invite you to be a part of it.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Nurse Practitioner to join our inpatient Palliative Care Program. As a Palliative Care specialist, you will provide pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning for patients and families facing serious illness. You will work as a consultant throughout the hospital, visiting directly with patients and families, and offering recommendations to the primary healthcare team.
Our interdisciplinary team collaborates to provide expert patient- and family-centered palliative care focused on the patient's psychosocial, spiritual, and medical needs. Consultations cover all acute care settings, including oncology floors, general medical-surgical floors, specialty units, and critical care units. You will provide expert symptom management and guide crucial discussions with patients and families to promote a personalized, comprehensive care plan that aligns with patient goals.
Responsibilities
Provides direct clinical care for patient population according to established protocols and utilizes evidence-based practice standards in collaboration with the team.
Maintains accurate and confidential medical records, documenting all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR).
Identifies self properly to the patient and family, and clarifies the role of the nurse practitioner if necessary.
Functions within the scope of practice and refers to the collaborating physician when outside of scope, and/or directed by the collaborating physician or when requested by the patient and/or family.
Performs interventions specific to assigned patient population and collaborative agreement.
Participates in the performance improvement processes to meet quality of care and service standards.
Demonstrates awareness of professional responsibility as a role model to peers and members of the healthcare team.
Performs approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patient's clinical status.
Addresses patient and family concerns and creates a therapeutic relationship to provide support.
Provides patient education, counseling, and instruction regarding patient diagnosis, medical treatments, medications, and preventative care.
Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization.
Precepts NP students and other healthcare learners.
Identifies patient/family needs for community resources and refers appropriately.
Credentials
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Required)
ACLS (For providers in the acute care setting) required
Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association (For providers in the ambulatory setting) required
Certified Nurse Practitioner PA (Required)
PA and/or NJ CRNP licensure (CRNP) required.
Prescriptive Authority (Required)
PA and/or NJ Prescriptive Authority required.
Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
PA and/or NJ RN licensure (RN) required.
Requirements
Master's prepared Nurse Practitioner with Acute Care certification
Current Pennsylvania license (or eligible to obtain)
A minimum of 2-3 years of experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in the acute care setting is strongly preferred
Training/experience in palliative care, hospice, or geriatrics is preferred but not required
Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to work independently with a wide variety of medical and surgical services
About Penn Medicine
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
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