Advanced Practice Provider Palliative Care

This advanced practice provider will join our inpatient palliative care team in a full time capacity at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT.

The goal of palliative care is to focus on:

Quality of life
Relief of symptoms related to serious illness
Family and/or caregiver support
A team approach to patient care
Care aligned with a person’s goals
A team that collaborates with your doctors

Our Palliative Care team includes palliative care physicians, advanced practice providers, a social worker, nurse and chaplain that work collaboratively to meet patient's needs.

Prior experience in palliative care or a related field will help the chosen candidate be successful in this position.

Job Essentials

Position Specific Duties:
This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other duties as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileging documentation (hospital), Credentialing and Scope of Practice (Medical Group), Consultation and Referral Plan (NP), Delegation of Services Agreement (PA) (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate.

Clinical Practice:
Perform patient assessment to obtain a complete and accurate record of the patient's clinical information and medical symptoms. Order tests and exams to obtain additional information needed to ensure proper and complete care of patient.
Based on assessment, diagnose patient needs and determine a plan of care. Interpret patient care tests and exams to obtain needed information to guide care.
Provide for the treatment of the patient (and oversee the treatment provided by others) including appropriate prescriptive practice to achieve optimal clinical outcomes for the patient. Utilize advanced specialty knowledge to ensure that the care provided is appropriate, effective, timely, and cost efficient.
Perform diagnostic, therapeutic and/or procedural care as defined by Scope of Practice.
Appropriate and timely documentation of clinical care. Code and bill accurately per established protocol and procedure. Ensure that records are detailed and complete, and comply with related standards and regulations.

Education:
Conduct and/or coordinate education to increase the knowledge of patient, patient family, and others. Providing appropriate instruction based on patient needs to support the continuum of care.
Train other staff in areas of clinical expertise. Provides teaching of students as appropriate to increase their clinical knowledge and ensure safe patient care.
Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill.

Consultation/Collaboration:
Coordinates and collaborates patient care efforts with other care providers.
Communicates clinical information timely, accurately, thoroughly, and appropriately to other providers of patient care.
May collaborate with other care providers in the effective sharing of practice expertise.

Research:
May participate in research and utilizes evidence-based practice to promote quality patient care, protocol development, care process model development, and best practice standards for assigned patient population.
Supports professional development through research processes.


Minimum Qualifications

Current state license as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
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Eligible for state Controlled Substance License II through V.
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Eligible for Federal DEA Certificate II through V.
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Basic Life Support certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
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Other certification as required (e.g. ACLS, PALS, TNCC, NRP).

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree or higher.

Applicable certification from a recognized certifying organization such as the National Commission of Physician Assistants.

Applicable experience as defined by position leadership.