Hospital - Based Inpatient Palliative Care - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

University of Rochester•City of Rochester, NY

10d•$98,010 - $137,218•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time (40 hours) Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) position with 10-hour shifts, primarily on weekdays, with occasional weekend and holiday coverage per Division policy. It offers an exciting opportunity to join an adult Palliative Care inpatient practice within a large academic medical center. The service attends to patients admitted to the Palliative Care Unit (4-1200) for end-of-life care and provides consultations elsewhere in the hospital for patients with serious illnesses at all stages. The goals are to manage complicated symptoms, facilitate care goals conversations, and provide support to patients, families, and colleagues. This role includes cross-training and time spent in the Emergency Department's embedded palliative care program and the inpatient advanced heart failure Palliative Care program. The APP's primary responsibility is the collaborative care of patients and families, encompassing consultative and admission work-ups, follow-up visits, team rounding, EHR chart documentation, order writing for 4-1200 patients, and discharge planning. Additional responsibilities include participation in clinical and educational conferences and rounds, precepting APP students, teaching and supporting multidisciplinary trainees, and assisting nurses, clinicians, and staff on 4-1200 and other hospital units.

Requirements

Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner (for NP role)
Active New York State Registered Nurse license in good standing (for NP role)
Active New York State Nurse Practitioner licensure in good standing (for NP role)
Current national certification as an Nurse Practitioner (for NP role)
Completion of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant program (for PA role)
Active New York State Physician Assistant licensure in good standing (for PA role)
Current national certification as a Physician Assistant by NCCPA (for PA role)
NYS eligible for NP or PA certification
Clinical competence
Superior verbal and written communication skills
Interpersonal effectiveness and customer relation skills
Computer competence
Active desire to learn
Commitment to the palliative care mission
Excellent clinical skills
Excellent communication skills
Highly motivated to deepen palliative care knowledge and skills
Independent and committed to interdisciplinary collaboration
Committed to diversity, equity and inclusion

Nice To Haves

Clinical experience with palliative care
Clinical experience with hospice
Clinical experience with patients with cancer or other serious illnesses

Responsibilities

Collaborative care of patients and families
Consultative and admission work-ups
Follow-up visits
Team rounding
EHR chart documentation
Order writing on 4-1200 patients
Discharge planning
Participation in clinical and educational conferences and rounds
APP student precepting
Multidisciplinary trainee teaching and support
Support of 4-1200 and other hospital Units’ nurses, clinicians and staff
Cross-training in and time spent in the Emergency Dept. embedded palliative care program
Cross-training in and time spent in the inpatient advanced heart failure Palliative Care program