Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Medicine

Montage Health • Monterey, CA

5d

About The Position

The Palliative Medicine Service Community Based Nurse Practitioner reports to the Palliative Medicine Service Manager and works collaboratively with the Interdisciplinary Palliative Team and the patient’s broader health care team. The caseload consists of community-based palliative patients and their families.

The Nurse Practitioner provides specialty palliative care and manages patients with serious and/or chronic illness in collaboration with the supervising physician and through implementation of standardized procedures. The role requires excellent patient care, compassion, and comfort discussing end-of-life issues and pain and symptom management to develop patients’ plans of care. The Nurse Practitioner coordinates community-based palliative services, including provider and patient education, and manages the caseload with patient-level coordination of care.

This position involves driving and requires a valid California driver’s license, qualifying automobile insurance, an acceptable driving record of three points or less, participation in the DMV pull-notice program, and an automobile available for daily work.

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience working with patients and families on an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent assessment, diagnosis, and treatment skills.
• Effective communication and public relations skills.
• Self-directed, motivated, and strong organizational skills.
• Master’s degree in Nursing, except for nurse practitioners qualified or certified as an NP in California or another state before January 1, 2008.
• Current California NP license and certification as a nurse practitioner by a recognized national certifying body; ANCC or AANP certification is specified.
• Current RN licensure and California authorization to practice as a nurse practitioner in accordance with California law.
• Furnishing license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing and a current DEA number for Schedule II–IV controlled substances.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS.
• Valid California driver’s license; automobile insurance as required by California law; acceptable driving record of three points or less; participation in the DMV pull-notice program; and an automobile available for daily work.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of experience in palliative care, oncology, and/or hospice.
• Knowledge and experience with advance health care directives and POLST.
• Knowledge and experience with bereavement care and working with grieving individuals and families.
• Palliative Care certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialty palliative care and manage patients with serious and/or chronic illness in collaboration with the supervising physician and through standardized procedures.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients, including managing pain and symptoms and developing plans of care.
• Coordinate community-based palliative services, including provider and patient education.
• Manage a caseload of community-based palliative patients and their families, including patient-level coordination of care.
• Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Palliative Team and the patient’s larger health care team.
• Drive for work and maintain an automobile available for daily work.

What This Job Offers

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