Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care

Curana Health • Winston-Salem, NC

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive specialized care to senior living residents in long-term care, assisted living, and independent living settings. This position focuses on serious illness conversations, advanced care planning, and expert symptom management to improve the quality of life for residents and their families. This role involves collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure quality and effectiveness of the palliative care plan, with a focus on education to facility partners.

Requirements

• Must hold current state RN and NP licensure.
• Must hold a current Board Certification in a Nursing Specialty/Field.
• Must possess a minimum of a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Nursing from accredited Colleges or Universities.
• Must possess knowledge of Nursing and clinical Nurse Practitioner critical thinking skills application to the aged, chronically ill, and convalescent resident.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must possess traits of punctuality, organizational skills, and ability to function within a team.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 2 years of Nurse Practitioner experience strongly preferred.
• Palliative care or hospice background preferred.
• ACHPN certification is preferred, but not required, with a willingness to complete within a year of employment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive specialized care to senior living residents in long-term care, assisted living, and independent living settings.
• Focus on serious illness conversations, advanced care planning, and expert symptom management to improve the quality of life for residents and their families.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure quality and effectiveness of the palliative care plan.
• Educate facility partners on palliative care principles and practices.
• Work directly with patients and their families on end of life matters as well as goals of care planning for the chronically ill.
• Complete history and physical data on patients; perform complete physical exams; interpret and integrate data to determine appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Facilitate serious illness conversations with patients and their families to establish goals of care and document their preferences to ensure their choices are honored.
• Guide residents and families in completing advance directives, POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) forms, or other legal documentation.
• Work closely with Curana primary team and senior living facility staff to ensure no gaps in care.
• Collaborate with Curana primary team in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients, acting as specialist for symptoms of advancing serious illness.
• Provide expert symptom management for pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, anxiety, and other distressing symptoms.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient needs.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information accurately and efficiently.
• Instruct and educate patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Exercise autonomy in medical decision making and providing a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Benefits

• Curana will reimburse for certification costs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior