Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Marion Health is seeking a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist to join their team. This advanced practice role involves developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans for adult patients with complex palliative medicine needs across various settings. The NP will function as an extension of the physician, diagnosing and treating patient conditions while providing high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective patient care in accordance with Indiana's Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Act.

Practice Info

• Functions in an Advanced Practice role

• Provides care for adult patients with multiple or complex palliative medicine needs

• Works in a variety of primary, acute, and long-term settings

• Functions as the leader of a consultative interdisciplinary work team and/ or in a consultative role

• Coordinates with outside agencies for patient transition from inpatient to outpatient settings

Responsibilities

• Provides expert clinical consultation and care regarding palliative care and/or end of life care to patient, families, staff and community, especially related to symptom management using approved standardized protocols

• Receives referrals and conducts appropriate assessments, prioritizing palliative care consults

• Assembles and coordinates team members as appropriate and facilitates the integration of the palliative care consultation team

• Develops, negotiates and advances the plan of care specific to palliative care and/or end of life care issues

• Monitors and evaluates care plan as necessary

• Advocates for change where systemic barriers or gaps in palliative care exist

• Educates and counsels patients and families about the disease process, symptom management and care choices, and works with families to coordinate the provision of palliative care

• Provides grief counseling/end of life discussions as appropriate

Shift & Schedule

• Ability to work any shift, occasional extended hours, holidays and/or weekends based on the needs of the department

Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) doctoral degree

• Current Registered Nurse Indiana license

• Certified as a nurse practitioner by a recognized national certifying body that has established standards for nurse practitioners

• Meets all requirements to bill Medicare as stated in 42 CFR §410.75(b) of the Code of Federal Regulations

• Two years nursing experience in a hospital or practice setting

• CPR certification or must obtain at next available class upon hire

• Palliative Care Certification (ACHPN) will be required within three (3) years of employment

• Preferred: Hospitalist and Palliative care experience