APP Palliative Care

Job description

Department: 02310 AHNMG Inpatient: Palliative Care: 770 Pine St - Palliative Care Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Schedule: Monday through Friday Service model: Monday through Friday inpatient consult service with weekend coverage handled through call. Call: Call coverage may be approximately every third week. Daily cadence: Daily interdisciplinary meeting and regular program leadership /operations meetings. Pay Range: $51.05 - $76.60 Provide inpatient palliative care consultations and follow-up care for patients with serious illness across the AHN Palliative Care Program. Manage initial and follow-up palliative care consultations, prioritizing patients by acuity and collaborating with a dynamic Interdisciplinary team . Support complex symptom management, serious illness communication, goals-of-care discussions, hospice evaluations , and end-of-life care planning. Location & Setting Primary Program AHN Palliative Care Program Care Setting Inpatient palliative care consult service Employment Status Full-time Scope of Practice / What You’ll Do Provide initial and follow-up palliative care consultations for inpatient patients. Partner with physicians for collaboration while functioning at the top of the APP scop e of practice. Support patients and families through symptom management, hospice evaluations, goals-of-care conversations , and end-of-life planning. Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians, APPs, hospice liaison support and palliative c ounselors. Procedures are not required for this position. Team & Support Structure Program Team Medical director, physicians, APPs, a hospice liaison and palliative counselors Why This Role / Differentiators Well-established palliative care program with a dedicated 6-bed Palliative Care Unit. Strong interdisciplinary support and meaningful work caring for patients with serious illness and their families. Opportunity for APPs to practice at the top of license in complex symptom management, serious illness communication and end-of-life care planning. Collaboration with HPM-certified clinicians and educational partnerships with Mercer University. Annual CME allowance and supportive leadership environment. Phone-based call schedule focused on maintaining continuity of care for existing patients. Qualifications Nurse Practitioner with appropriate Georgia licensure required or ability to obtain prior to start. Acute Care NP, Primary Care NP certification required , as applicable to licensure and role scope. New graduates will be considered. 2 to 3 years of Hospice and/or Palliative Care experience, or related experience caring for patients with serious illness. Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) certification preferred. Strong skills in symptom management, serious illness communication and end-of-life care . 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About Advocate Health Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. 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