Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative Care Medicine - Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative Care Medicine

SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the Advanced Practice Provider position is to provide clinical patient care across the continuum of the multidisciplinary team to achieve quality patient care as a member of the Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine team.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Conducts comprehensive symptom assessments using physical exam skills and assessment tools. Participates in developing treatment plans with the team physicians. Participates in the collection and patient data with appropriate documentation in the medical record.

Uses organizational skills to assure continuity of care across the continuum in collaboration with other disciplines through planning, education and coordination of services.

Provides education and support to patients and families, emphasizing the promotion of comfort and quality of life. Provides education to clinicians.

Utilizes communication skills as a liaison for our department as well as between patients and other members of the healthcare team

Other duties as assigned.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Required :

Master's Degree in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice. May be waived for applicants who obtained recognition as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse from the Texas State Board of Nursing prior to 1 / 1 / 2003. Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.

All of the following :

Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing to function as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN or ACNP or ACNPC or ACAGNP or AGACNP or ACNPC-AG or AGACNP or AGNP or ACPNP or ANP or AGNP or AGPCNP or FNP or GNP or PNP or PMHNP or WHNP or APNP). Related authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population. Basic Life Support (BLS). Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) If working in the following departments : Pediatric - Patient Care (113100).

MAY BE REQUIRED : Authorization for limited prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing.

Physician Assistant

Required :

Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), except for Physician Assistants who graduated from a PA program prior to 2013.

All of the following :

PA certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants.

Licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.

MAY BE REQUIRED : Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.

Must meet the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) , ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) if working in one of following department : Pediatrics - Patient Care (113100).

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Additional Information

• Requisition ID : 169763
• Employment Status : Full-Time
• Employee Status : Regular
• Work Week : Days
• Minimum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 115,000
• Midpoint Salary : US Dollar (USD) 144,000
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 173,000
• FLSA : exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type : Hard
• Work Location : Onsite
• Pivotal Position : Yes
• Referral Bonus Available? : Yes
• Relocation Assistance Available? : Yes
• Science Jobs : No

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