Palliative Care Team, NP/PA

Christiana Care Health Services•Newark, DE

22h•Onsite

About The Position

ChristianaCare is searching for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its talented Supportive and Palliative Care team working in the Christiana and Wilmington hospitals located in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware respectively. This role involves providing inpatient consults, follow-ups, and teaching, with outpatient call coverage. The ideal candidate will be an excellent team player and educator, committed to continuous learning and personal growth. You will help provide clinical leadership and expertise within the palliative care clinical team and identify opportunities to improve the patient and family experience of care and to improve the effectiveness of resource use. The schedule will be 4 10-hour shifts per week with occasional on-call and weekend coverage as necessary.

Requirements

Masters’ degree from an accredited program for graduate level nursing or Physician Assistant Studies with appropriate specialty certification.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant in the state of Delaware.
Acute Care NP Certification required.
BLS required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Palliative Medicine Certification preferred; or attained within 2 years.
Palliative care experience and experience as a provider preferred.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent team player and educator.
Committed to continuous learning and personal growth.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership and expertise within the palliative care clinical team.
Identify opportunities to improve the patient and family experience of care.
Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of resource use.
Provide inpatient consults, follow-ups, and teaching.
Provide outpatient call coverage.