Palliative Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Description - External

Supportive Palliative Care is a team-based medical specialty focusing on comfort, care and planning for patients facing serious illness and their families. Supportive palliative care team members help determine a care plan that meets your wants and needs, including management of pain and other symptoms, counseling and spiritual support, and other therapies.  Baylor Scott and White is looking to add an additional Supportive Palliative Care APP to their Dallas location.   Bilingual Spanish/ English speaking candidates are preferred.

JOB SUMMARY

The Supportive Palliative Care AGACNP is a licensed, certified, non-physician healthcare provider who actively renders direct patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority, is credentialed and privileged, and whose service is billed as an independent billing provider, as recognized by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems. The APP provides assessments, disease and treatment education, and symptom management to meet the needs of palliative care patients and their families. The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping.

Our Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience in direct palliative care as an APP and also be bilingual English/ Spanish

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

Schedule Monday- Friday Days 

• Symptom Management
• Performing goals of care discussions with patients and/or family members
• Advance care planning
• Pain Management/Relief

• Assesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
• Prescribes, recommends and/or employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policies with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost.
• Formulates and implements comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans based on patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of care, professional practice guidelines and in partnership with physicians.
• Counsels patients and families regarding medical processes, management of the health illness/condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
• Counsels patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over the counter medications and herbal remedies.
• Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes.
• May be required to perform patient care duties beyond regular schedule based on coverage needs of the department.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills
• Experience with EPIC is a plus
• Ability to develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans
• Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification
• Ability to interpret and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests

BENEFITS

Our competitive benefits package includes the following

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
• EXPERIENCE - 2 years AGACNP Experience Preferred
• RN- ICU experience preferred
• Bilingual English/ Spanish Preferred 

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION 

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS): Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer.

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
• EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION 

• Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS): Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer.