Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care
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- Highly competitive wages, an outstanding benefits package and resources to help you further your education.
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Job Summary
The Palliative Nurse Practitioner is a Master’s prepared nurse who acts as a consultant, educator, leader, clinical role model and nursing research resource in the specialty of palliative medicine. Demonstrates advanced knowledge, competency and skill in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic illness and disease. In addition, the APN has clinical privileges and performs delegated activities under direction of and in collaboration with a physician.
Population Served: Provides care to patients in need of palliative care in both inpatient and outpatient settings across ProHealth Care.
JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Demonstrate the ProHealth Care OUR SPARK Standards of Performance - an essential requirement of every ProHealth Care employee. Customers are defined as everyone you interact with in your role.
- Clinical Judgment: demonstrates advanced clinical judgment and decision making based on expert knowledge and skill in the assessment, diagnosis, planning and management of complex human responses to illness.
- Conducts comprehensive and/or problem focused physical, emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual assessments and accurately documents.
- Orders, may perform, and interprets common screening and diagnostic tests based on the goals of care for palliative patients.
- Analyzes and interprets history, symptoms, physical finding and diagnostics to formulate appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Identifies outcomes based on critical analysis of data relevant to patient, family and interdisciplinary/health care team with consideration of risks, benefits, burden and cost.
- Manages and treats complex physical, emotional, social, and spiritual problems by utilizing research-based practice including pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches.
- Advocacy and Ethics: incorporates ethical principles and professional practice standards into care; advocates for the rights of patients and families.
- Professionalism: demonstrates knowledge, skills, and attitude consistent with the advanced scope and standard of Hospice and Palliative Nursing Practice.
- Performs duties in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for RNs, the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Wisconsin, and the related policies for ProHealth Care employees.
- Serves as a role model, preceptor, mentor, and facilitator of learning in palliative care nursing and advanced practice hospice and palliative care nursing.
- Maintains certification and licensure in accordance with institution, state and federal laws and regulations as well as the requirements of specialty nursing certification organizations.
- Assumes accountability for palliative care nursing practice, assisting in the development of evidence-based practice standards, protocols and policies based on the synthesis of scientific literature.
- Collaboration: promotes an interdisciplinary/health care team approach to providing advanced palliative care nursing
- Consults with other disciplines and members of the interdisciplinary palliative care team in conduction patient/family conference to identify goals and plans of care.
- Collaborates with other disciplines and members of the interdisciplinary palliative care team to ensure that the plan of care is understood by all ensuring continuity and consistency for patient and family.
- Actively participates in all facets of care coordination ensuring that the
- Systems Thinking: manages and negotiates the health care delivery system to enhance quality of life for patients and families and facilitates the provision of comprehensive, coordinated care within and across health care settings.
- Cultural and Spiritual Competence: demonstrates and promotes culturally and spiritually competent care by respecting diversity regarding culture, spirituality, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation.
- Facilitator of Learning: demonstrates knowledge, skills, confidence, and the application of adult learning principles when providing palliative care education to patients/families, health care professional, and the community.
- Employs strategies, interventions and teaching methods based on learning theory and understanding of patient/family beliefs and practices within the context of palliative care.
- Teaches patients and families regarding health maintenance, symptom management, disease process while regularly evaluating understanding of and response to plan of care
- Communication: utilizes effective communication with patients, families, and health care professionals
- Creates an environment for effective and compassionate communication while creating a sense of “being present” with patient and family
- Demonstrates effective communication and problem solving in complex care decisions for patients, families, health care professionals and community.
- Consults with palliative care physician or designees as needed, informs primary/consulting physician of services provided and collaborates with other physicians as needed.
- Communicates plan of care to appropriate
- Research: utilizes research to identify, examine, validate, and evaluate palliative care practice with the goal of improved outcomes for palliative care patients & families.
- Applies state of the art knowledge to analyze outcomes, initiate change, and improve practice.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Education: Master’s Degree in Nursing with certification as an Advanced Prescriber Nurse Practitioner
Required licensure: Licensed Nurse Practitioner and Prescriber
Certifications: DEA, CPR. Preferred: Certification as an Advanced Hospice and Palliative Nurse
Minimum experience: 3-5 years as an APNP
Preferred experience: Background in palliative care, hospice, oncology or intensive care. Experience in pain management desired. Must be able to work independently and without direct supervision.
Disclaimer
The information described in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The requirements and responsibilities of this job description may be changed at any time at the discretion of ProHealth Care Human Resources and/or the direct supervisor of this job.
What You Will Do:
ProHealth Care is looking for an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) who takes an active role in identifying and creating opportunities to educate, motivate and collaborate with staff and students in their professional development. PHC is looking for someone who renders advanced clinical practice services to all ages under a collaborative agreement with a designated PHMG physician. Responsibilities include: assessment, diagnoses, treatment and when necessary referral to others for further care.
Responsibilities
- Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients under their care. Conditions managed include both acute and chronic illnesses with management of co morbidities in the ambulatory care setting.
- Obtains medical histories and ensures relevant documentation in accordance with PHMG standards, the state of Wisconsin, PHMG Scope of Practice and collaborative agreement with PHMG physician.
- Interprets and evaluates patient care data in order to determine management and treatment of diagnoses in accordance with evidence based practice, current clinical guidelines and medical processes. Orders and interprets diagnostic studies in the field of trained clinical specialty. Performs minor surgeries and routine procedures.
- Encourages patient involvement in care through counseling, instructing and educating. Promotes active discussion with patient regarding plan of care, treatment options, care outcomes, preventive health measures and self-care skills.
- Provides coordination of referral services including managing a variety of ancillary services, community resources and preoperative plans.
- Prescribes, recommends and regulates both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies including controlled substances, as warranted for patient specific conditions.
- Adjusts patient plan of care by monitoring treatment plans and patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Minimum Education Level - Master’s degree in Nursing
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner Required
- Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) in Family Practice or Adult Primary Care
- Certifications: NCCPA, DEA, CPR (BLS and/or ACLS)
About Us:
ProHealth Care is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive work environment and values the perspectives of our people. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Nearest Major Market: Waukesha
Nearest Secondary Market: Milwaukee