Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative Care, Float

Community Health Network•Fishers, IN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Community Physician Network seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Palliative Care team in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team provides palliative care to help patients and families understand their medical journey and receive physical and emotional comfort. This is a 0.6 FTE weekday position. The provider will work autonomously and collaboratively with multidisciplinary palliative care teams as a float provider across the network’s hospitals, delivering palliative and other health care services to patients. The work focuses on comfort measures, end-of-life care, symptom management, consults, and new admissions. The position requires flexibility to travel between hospitals in Indianapolis. The organization offers competitive compensation and benefits, including incentive potential.

Requirements

Be a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, with educational background consistent with Indiana licensure and certification requirements.
Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of experience as a licensed Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care.
Be comfortable assessing patients independently.
Demonstrate compassion and excellent organizational, communication, and critical thinking skills.
Have highly developed interpersonal and group-dynamic skills.
Demonstrate proven skills as a consultant and educator to friends, families, and loved ones.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a licensed Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care (1–3 years).

Responsibilities

Deliver palliative and health care services to patients at network hospitals as a float provider.
Work autonomously and collaboratively with multidisciplinary palliative care teams.
Focus on patient comfort measures, end-of-life care, and symptom management.
Assist with consults and new admissions.
Travel between hospitals in Indianapolis.
Provide consultation and education to patients’ friends, families, and loved ones.