Pediatric Palliative Enhanced Care - Full-Time NP/PA

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Wake Forest, NC

4d•$50 - $75

About The Position

The Pediatrics Department at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital is recruiting a full-time advanced practice provider (APP) to join their palliative and complex care teams. This APP will support our Care Always Neonatal-Perinatal Palliative Care team primarily providing inpatient consultation to neonates and their families who have life-limiting diagnoses, have delivered peri-viably, or who are expected to survive with complex medical needs. This APP will also work with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social worker and a patient navigator of the Pediatric Enhanced Care Program to provide clinical care for children with medical complexity in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The APP should be able to care for patients spanning the entire pediatric age range with a variety of diagnoses and will collaborate with specialties across the health system. Our teams work together to ensure consistent messaging regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and options for management as well as to support the family in shared decision making to achieve goals of care and optimization of quality of life. There are many opportunities to pursue academic interests in education, quality improvement, outreach, and research. Position would be a 5-day work week model.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred
Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA
Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, Master's degree or higher required
Current North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license
Certification PA-C or PNP-AC

Responsibilities

Assist in management of pediatric palliative care and medically complex children
Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.
Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.
Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
Completing daily rounds for patients on service
Inpatient consults
Assist in recommendation orders to primary teams
Facilitating complex discharges
Providing patient and family education
Participation in trach vent clinic
Coordinating other necessary consulting services (e.g. speech, nutrition, neurology, PT/OT)
Direct communication to PCPs and other outpatient providers
Other duties
Participate in quality improvement and research projects

Benefits

CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education.
Work/Life Balance: Enjoy weekday only work hours, no weekend call.
Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
Relocation Assistance : Enjoy $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment.
Career Growth & Stability: Experience a rewarding career with ample opportunities for advancement and stability, supported by a consistently high patient volume.
A Rich Quality of Life: Indulge in a vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, boasting an abundance of walking and biking trails, nationally acclaimed golf courses, active arts communities, tantalizing Southern cuisine, and an array of artisan craft breweries and wineries.
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program