Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant / Palliative Care

Henry Ford Health • Detroit, MI

6h

About The Position

As part of Henry Ford Health’s interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, the clinician provides comprehensive palliative medicine consultations to patients with serious illnesses in the inpatient setting. The role addresses patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns and supports their families through assessment, symptom management, advance care planning, goals-of-care conversations, and emotional wellness counseling. The clinician collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and primary care team, educates clinicians, healthcare administrators, patients, and families about hospice and palliative care, and maintains thorough clinical documentation. The role also includes continuing medical education in palliative medicine. For nurse practitioners, current HPNA CHPN or ACHPN certification is required, or the clinician must commit to earning it within two years of joining. The posting welcomes experienced palliative medicine APPs as well as experienced clinicians transitioning into the specialty.

Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing.
• Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Current Michigan state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS and/or ACLS; the posting states both are not required and applicants with BLS but not ACLS may still apply.
• Experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (APP).
• For nurse practitioners, current CHPN or ACHPN certification, or commitment to obtain it within two years of joining.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in specialty or invasive care settings.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• DEA certification.
• Current or willingness to obtain CHPN or ACHPN certification from HPNA within two years.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns for patients with serious illness and their families.
• Facilitate advance care planning conversations and guide patients through advance directive completion.
• Manage pain and other symptoms with personalized care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and primary team in goals-of-care discussions, ensuring patient voices are heard.
• Recognize opportunities for health counseling and partner with the team to address emotional needs of patients and caregivers.
• Educate clinicians, healthcare administrators, patients, and families about hospice and palliative care concepts.
• Maintain clinical documentation of patient condition, care provided, symptom management updates, and advance care planning discussions.
• Participate in continuing medical education related to palliative medicine.
• For nurse practitioners, maintain or obtain CHPN or ACHPN certification, with certification to be earned within two years of joining if not already held.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time