Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (IL-Licensed)

Thyme CareChicago, IL
88d$140,000

About The Position

As a Thyme Care Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you will be a critical member of the clinical team caring for our members with serious illness. You will have three primary responsibilities: First, you will see members for specialty palliative care outpatient appointments via video visits as part of an interdisciplinary team consisting of our Community Health Workers, Oncology Nurses, Social Worker, and Palliative Medicine Physician. As one of the first Nurse Practitioners to join the palliative care team, you will be an important part of bringing our model to scale. Second, you will be responsible for the oversight and direction of interdisciplinary case conferences for our members with advanced serious illness, in which individualized care plans for our members are created and monitored by our team of Community Health Workers and Oncology Nurses. You will provide clinical oversight to the case management team and direct clinical care, as needed. Third, you will provide education about palliative care to our team of Community Health Workers and Oncology Nurses. In particular, you will focus your teaching efforts on the outpatient management of cancer-related symptoms, serious illness communication skills, and advance care planning. In addition, you will be integral to the development and implementation of our advance care planning program. This role reports into our Senior Medical Director and can be remote or hybrid based in our New York City or Nashville offices. All patient interactions will be virtual via telephone, video, text, or our proprietary virtual care platform.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of nurse practitioner (NP) experience.
  • At least 2 years in palliative care, preferably in outpatient oncology setting.
  • Advanced certified hospice and palliative nurse practitioner (ACHPN).
  • Unrestricted nurse practitioner license with willingness to obtain additional state licenses.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working at a startup or tech-forward company.
  • Familiarity with video chatting, Google Suite, Slack, and electronic health records.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct specialty palliative care outpatient appointments via video visits.
  • Oversee and direct interdisciplinary case conferences for members with advanced serious illness.
  • Provide clinical oversight to the case management team and direct clinical care as needed.
  • Educate Community Health Workers and Oncology Nurses about palliative care.
  • Focus teaching on outpatient management of cancer-related symptoms, serious illness communication skills, and advance care planning.
  • Develop and implement advance care planning program.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
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