Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative Care
About The Position
In 2011, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta introduced pediatric palliative care services to help improve the quality of life for children with serious and life-threatening conditions, such as genetic disorders, cancer, neurological disorders, and heart and lung conditions. Our Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), which includes specially trained doctors, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers and others, helps patients and their families deal with care at every stage of a serious illness. We collaborate with pediatric medical specialists across a variety of clinical services, as well as partner with our child life specialists and chaplains to provide holistic, interdisciplinary care. The team begins by working with a provider after a child is diagnosed with a serious illness. And because every child and family is different, we treat each kid as an individual, tailoring our services to meet the specific needs of each child and family. As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive care at an advanced practice level to children and their families through assessment, communication, clinical management, collaboration, coordination, education, program development, research, self-evaluation, professional development, and system participation.
Requirements
- No minimum experience required
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia
- Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), (Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner may be acceptable with CNO approval)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS)
- Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
- Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change
Nice To Haves
- 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare preferred
- Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Master’s or Doctorate degree in Medical Science
- Education Master's degree in nursing or bachelor's degree in medical science
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute and Children’s bylaws in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings.
- Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status
- Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests
- Developing pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans
- Serving as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students
- Facilitating patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed
- Collaborating and/or consulting with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate
- Recognizes the importance of participation in professional organizations
- Accepts responsibility for ongoing professional development and maintenance of professional competence and credentials
- Continuously conducts self-evaluation of advanced practice skills to ensure competent clinical care and continued self-development
- Assists in the development of education for department/practice
- Participates in continuous quality improvement based on professional practice standards for department/practice
- Participates in and complies with hospital/departmental policies
- Support compliance with National Patient Safety Goals related to applicable administrative Joint Commission
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
