Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider
- Full-time
Overview
Sub-Acute, Long-Term Care is a sector of healthcare exploding with potential and work-life balance flexibility (no on call or weekends)!
We are seeking a full-time (32-40 hours per week) palliative care provider for float position between our centers located in Rhode Island. This position can be filled by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
The hourly range for this position is $58 - $60 / hour.
AlignMed Partners is a national medical group dedicated to improving health outcomes among residents of skilled nursing and senior living facilities. Our physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are supported by a clinical leadership team with a decades-long track record of excellence in post-acute and long-term care. At AlignMed, we believe in a better quality of life for all. Our mission is to elevate healthcare outcomes for our patients, providers, and partners. In living out our mission, we embrace the following pillars in our day-to-day operations.
Responsibilities
The Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) reports directly to the Director of Clinical Practice and / or the Area Clinical Practice Manager. The Palliative Care APP works closely with the Center Leadership Team toward center specific goals, and collaborates with the primary care team to provide patient-specific medical care.
Position Summary :
The principal role of the Advanced Practice Provider within AlignMed Partners is to provide primary and urgent care services to nursing center residents in collaboration with the other medical providers in the center. The AlignMed Partners APP works collaboratively with Center Leadership to achieve the center's mission of improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high quality health care and everyday compassion.
Distinctively, the Palliative Care APP provides palliative care services to nursing center residents with serious illness in collaboration with the primary care team. Emphasis is on the care of the individual patient and family with a focus on pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning as an individual navigates the spectrum of a life threatening illness. The Palliative Care APP serves as a specialized consultant within the interprofessional team who provides recommendations for the plan of care while incorporating patient goals and preferences. Additionally, the Palliative Care APP provides guidance and education to the patient, family, primary care team, nursing, social work and rehabilitation therapies regarding risks and benefits of relevant interventions in order to facilitate the shared-decision making process.
Qualifications
The Advanced Practice Provider must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing program, licensed as a registered nurse, certified as a Nurse Practitioner by being a nursing graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program with a Master's Degree in Nursing and have a concentration and specialty track of Older Adult and / or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Will consider other concentrations / specialty tracks based on experience and business need. The Physician Assistant must be a graduate from a program accredited by the ARC-PA and take the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) to use the PAC designation. PA state licensure required. NCCPA certification required.
A minimum of two years experience working with adult or geriatric population is preferred.
In states where practice allows; APRN with an unrestricted professional license and DEA, for each state in which they practice. PA with an unrestricted professional license and DEA for each state in which they practice.
Benefits
Perks
- Comprehensive 90-day training program and continued support
- New and recent graduate mentorship and clinical education program
- Opportunities for advancement : career ladder, clinical lead, and specializations in wound or palliative care services
- Free subscription to UpToDate and Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
- Access to Nabla, an ambient AI assistant designed to help clinicians streamline clinical documentation by generating comprehensive clinical notes in seconds
Benefits
Restrictions apply based on collective bargaining agreements, applicable state law and factors such as pay classification, job grade, location, and length of service
Posted Salary Range
USD $58.00 - USD $60.00 / Hr.
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