Palliative Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Dallas
Posted on: October 31, 2024
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Job Description:
Description - External
Supportive Palliative Care is a team-based medical specialty
focusing on comfort, care and planning for patients facing serious
illness and their families. Supportive palliative care team members
help determine a care plan that meets your wants and needs,
including management of pain and other symptoms, counseling and
spiritual support, and other therapies. - Baylor Scott and White is
looking to add an additional Supportive Palliative Care APP to
their Dallas location. - - -Bilingual Spanish/ English speaking
candidates are preferred.
JOB SUMMARY
The Supportive Palliative Care AGACNP is a licensed, certified,
non-physician healthcare provider who actively renders direct
patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority, is
credentialed and privileged, and whose service is billed as an
independent billing provider, as recognized by Medicare and
Medicaid within the healthcare systems. The APP provides
assessments, disease and treatment education, and symptom
management to meet the needs of palliative care patients and their
families. The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner helps the patient
and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping.
Our Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience in
direct palliative care as an APP and also be bilingual English/
Spanish
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
Schedule Monday- Friday Days -
Symptom Management
Performing goals of care discussions with patients and/or family
members
Advance care planning
Pain Management/Relief
Assesses the physical and mental condition of patients by
performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused physical
examinations and medical histories.
Prescribes, recommends and/or employs medical drug therapies or
other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or
performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved
protocols/policies with attention to efficacy, safety, and
cost.
Formulates and implements comprehensive outcomes-based patient
treatment plans based on patient assessments, evidence-based
medicine, standards of care, professional practice guidelines and
in partnership with physicians.
Counsels patients and families regarding medical processes,
management of the health illness/condition, medication, nutrition,
and health promotion.
Counsels patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or
interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over
the counter medications and herbal remedies.
Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient's treatment
plans and outcomes.
May be required to perform patient care duties beyond regular
schedule based on coverage needs of the department.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Verbal and written communication skills
Critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills
Experience with EPIC is a plus
Ability to develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based
patient treatment plans
Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and
psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior
modification
Ability to interpret and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic
tests
BENEFITS
Our competitive benefits package includes the following
Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
Tuition Reimbursement
PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
EXPERIENCE - 2 years AGACNP Experience Preferred
RN- ICU experience preferred
Bilingual English/ Spanish Preferred -
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS): Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days
of hire or transfer.
QUALIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Mesquite , Palliative Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Dallas, Texas
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