Palliative Medicine Advanced Practice Provider

Join Emory Healthcare in a weekend option position as an advanced practice provider, where you will evaluate, treat, and care for patients in a collaborative clinical environment. At Emory Healthcare, we fuel your professional journey with comprehensive health benefits starting day one, student loan repayment assistance, and ongoing mentorship. Experience a supportive academic health system that enables you to reach new heights in your career.

Practice Info

• Academic health system operating 11 hospitals, 4 of which are Magnet-designated

• Includes the Emory Clinic and more than 425 provider locations

• Operates the first and only Magnet-designated ambulatory practice in Georgia

• Features the Emory Healthcare Network, the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia with more than 3,450 physicians across 70 subspecialties

Shift & Schedule

• This is a weekend option position

• 8a-5:30p

• Standard Hours: 40 Hours

Responsibilities

• Assist in the evaluation and treatment of patients, including conducting patient interviews and documenting medical histories

• Perform physical examinations and specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under the direction of a physician

• Assist physicians in diagnosing medical problems, developing care plans, and prescribing treatment

• Order, schedule, and perform laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures such as urinalyses, pregnancy tests, blood tests, and x-rays

• Educate patients on health habits, self-examinations, behavior management, medications, and at-home medical care

• Collect and interpret diagnostic data to implement appropriate patient care plans and maintain accurate medical records

• Train and teach other healthcare professionals, including students and residents, in techniques and procedures unique to the specific setting

• Participate in professional activities, educational in-services, and organizational health services committees

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1

• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs

• Family-focused benefits

• Wellness incentives

• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program

• Currently licensed as an advanced practice nurse in the state of Georgia by the Georgia Board of Nursing and certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or equivalent body, or certified as a Physician's Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

• Licensed as appropriate in the state of Georgia

• May require at least one year of direct experience in one or more high acuity clinical specialties

• PALS, BLS, or ACLS may be required in some areas