Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Care - Sharp Chula Vista - FT - 10H Var shift

Sharp HealthCare•Chula Vista, CA

About The Position

Assists inpatient physicians and other members of the healthcare team in managing the care of patients with serious, life-limiting illness at Sharp HealthCare, regardless of stage. Collaborates with patients, families, the medical team, and other healthcare team members to support the plan of care, provide prompt intervention, and facilitate communication between acute and primary providers. Recommends and coordinates post-acute follow-up, consultations, and referrals, and educates patients and families about the expected course of an inpatient stay. Participates in continuing education, quality improvement, and utilization management programs. The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with physicians, staff, patients, families, and other customers to support patient and hospital outcomes; contributes ideas and strategies for quality, financial, and customer-service improvements; and helps staff implement patient-improvement processes. The role supports nursing and patient/family education, precepts students or new staff, and helps identify learning needs and develop educational resources for the palliative-care population. The role documents patient encounters in the electronic medical record, reviews summary reports at least quarterly, and reports outcomes to leadership, physicians, and staff at least annually. It coordinates patient-centered goals, conducts rounds, assesses and manages symptoms and goals of care within scope of practice and credentialing, coordinates timely care and discharge, facilitates ethical decision-making, and takes action to support anticipated patient outcomes. Professional development includes maintaining specialty and technology skills, participating in research as negotiated with a supervisor, and sharing practice outcomes through presentations, conferences, or publications as negotiated with a supervisor.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing or equivalent.
California Registered Nurse (RN) license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional certification from the American Heart Association.
California Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certificate from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
DEA Controlled Substance Registration from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Expert-level computer skills.
Strong advanced nursing skills, time management, critical thinking, communication, and physician collaboration skills.
Speaks and understands English and Spanish well, both written and verbal.

Nice To Haves

Three years of Nurse Practitioner experience.
Family Nurse Practitioner certification (FNP-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified certification (GNP-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Responsibilities

Assist inpatient physicians and healthcare team members in managing care for patients with serious, life-limiting illness.
Collaborate with patients, families, medical teams, and other healthcare team members to support plans of care and facilitate communication between acute and primary providers.
Recommend and coordinate post-acute follow-up, consultations, and referrals.
Educate patients and families about the expected course of an inpatient stay.
Participate in continuing education, quality improvement, and utilization management programs.
Collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, and other internal and external customers to support patient and hospital outcomes.
Serve as a consultant to individuals and groups within the profession, lay communities, and other hospitals or institutions.
Provide improvement ideas and strategies to administration and assist staff with implementing patient-improvement processes.
Assist with formal education for nursing staff, provide informal education during direct patient care, and support patient and family education.
Precept students and/or new staff; identify learning needs of the palliative-care population and help develop educational programs and resources.
Document patient encounters in the electronic medical record, review summary reports at least quarterly, and report outcomes at least annually.
Coordinate patient-centered goals, conduct rounds, evaluate care, identify problems, and initiate actions for patients with serious, life-limiting illness within scope of practice and credentialing.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate symptom management and goals of care using advanced nursing skills.
Coordinate and facilitate timely patient care and discharge with personnel and patients/families.
Facilitate ethical decision-making in patient care and take appropriate action to support or minimize deviations from anticipated outcomes.
Maintain specialty-practice and technological skills; participate in research and disseminate practice outcomes as negotiated with a supervisor.