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APP NP/PA – Inpatient Palliative Medicine, Fixed Term, Part Time
Stanford Health Care. Provide pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning for patients and families facing serious illness .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, and advanced care planning for patients with serious illnesses. Proficient in coordinating care, performing diagnostic evaluations, and ensuring compliance with clinical policies.
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Palliative Care ExperienceAdvanced Practice Provider ExperiencePatient Assessment SkillsCommunication SkillsBLS Certification
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Hard Skills
Symptom ManagementPatient Care PlanningDiagnostic Studies EvaluationMedication AdministrationSurgical AssistanceInformed Consent ProceduresLaboratory Specimen CollectionTherapeutic ProceduresQuality Improvement InitiativesPatient Teaching
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsIndependent Work AbilityCollaboration Skills
Certifications & Qualifications
PA - Physician Assistant State LicensureBLS - Basic Life SupportDEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
Industry Keywords
Palliative CareHospiceGeriatricsInter-Professional CollaborationClinical Policies Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning for patients and families facing serious illness
- Work as a consultant throughout the adult hospital, visiting patients and families and offering recommendations to primary healthcare teams
- Provide expert symptom management and guide discussions with patients and families to develop personalized care plans aligned with patient goals
- Participate in daily inter-professional palliative care team rounds
- Evaluate and treat patients with acute, chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns related to specialty
- Obtain complete histories and perform pertinent physical examinations
- Perform or request and evaluate diagnostic studies
- Administer medications and transmit prescriptions according to protocols and physician approvals
- Order and collect laboratory specimens, screening procedures, and therapeutic procedures
- Order therapy, radiology examinations, and nursing services
- Perform designated procedures after demonstrated competency
- Obtain informed consent
- Initiate hospital admissions and discharges and complete paperwork
- Enroll patients in approved investigational studies and order necessary tests and medications as directed
- Assist supervising physicians in the operating room after appropriate training
- Act as first or second assistant under physician supervision
- Perform surgical procedures in the supervising physician’s presence
- Recognize age-specific patient needs and urgent situations
- Initiate life-saving procedures when necessary
- Coordinate inpatient and outpatient care and services
- Facilitate collaboration between providers and coordination of community resources
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
- Provide and coordinate patient teaching and counseling
Requirements
What you’ll need- Master’s prepared Nurse Practitioner, Master’s prepared Physician Assistant, or Clinical Nurse Specialist
- A minimum of 1-3 years of experience as an Advanced Practice Provider required
- Training/experience in palliative care, hospice, or geriatrics preferred but not required
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work independently with a wide variety of medical and surgical services
- Required to work at least one weekend a month and one holiday a year
- Bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited college or university
- Graduate of a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
- PA - Physician Assistant State Licensure
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
Benefits
Comp & perks- No on-call requirements
- Equal opportunity employment and non-discrimination
- Consideration of qualified applicants with criminal convictions after individualized assessment
- C-I-CARE patient and family experience framework