Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Palliative Care and Hospice Fellowship
About The Position
The Advanced Practitioner Fellow (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) participates in a 12-month post-graduate advanced practice fellowship program in the specialty of palliative care. During this fellowship program, the Advanced Practitioner Fellow is responsible for providing healthcare services to patients under the supervision of, and/or in collaboration with, the attending physician. These services include, but not limited to, medical evaluation, treatment, counseling, and referrals. The advanced practitioner fellow role consists of diagnostic evaluations, therapeutic recommendation, and pharmaceutical prescription. In addition, the advanced practitioner fellow is responsible for successfully completing all program requirements, required rotations, meeting program progression standards and standards to successfully complete the program. Typical length of the program is 12-months.
Requirements
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner or Certified Physician Assistant with current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania.
- Physician Assistants must have a current certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners must have a current certification through American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Nice To Haves
- Experience desired, preferably in critical care, trauma, emergency medicine and/or acute care setting.
Responsibilities
- Competence in the assessment, treatment, counseling, and education of the patient, and their families, being provided medical services.
- Competence in evaluating patients and performing physical examinations including obtaining, documenting, and updating medical histories.
- Demonstrates ability to determine abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as radiologic and laboratory studies, followed by accurately interpreting test results.
- Evaluates, develops, and implements appropriate patient management and treatment plans, based on patient needs
- Coordinates and communicates patient care effectively with other healthcare professionals and institutions in order to meet the patient’s healthcare needs.
- Provides high quality health care, based on best practice and/or evidenced based medicine.
- Performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, as appropriate, and aligned with granted clinical privileges
- Provides initial and ongoing care of the critically ill patient.
- As requested, conduct virtual care services, as live and interactive clinical assessments, diagnosis, and treatment of patients via St. Luke’s virtual care platform, assisting in care coordination and/or escalation of care, as appropriate
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. Maintains required continuing medical education
- Participates in the research, development, implementation, and tracking of clinical management guidelines.
- Participates in the teaching of multidisciplinary students (nursing, nurse practitioner, pharmacy, physician assistant, medical, etc.) and physician residents & fellows, ensuring a positive educational environment.
- Participates in AP student clinical rotation preceptorship, when assigned
- Demonstrates performance improvement in the following areas as appropriate: clinical care/outcomes, customer/service improvement, operational system/process, and safety.
- Competent in utilizing electronic medical record, remains current with medical record documentation, and provides documentation that is for optimal for billing provided professional services.
- Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices.
- Develops care and dispositions plans in conjunction with the case management team.
- Follows Guidelines as set forth in the Advanced Practitioner Fellowship Manual
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
