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 - ExternalSupportive 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 SUMMARYThe 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 ROLESchedule Monday- Friday DaysSymptom ManagementPerforming
goals of care discussions with patients and/or family
membersAdvance care planningPain Management/ReliefAssesses 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 patients treatment plans and outcomes. May be
required to perform patient care duties beyond regular schedule
based on coverage needs of the department.KEY SUCCESS FACTORSVerbal
and written communication skillsCritical thinking and complex
problem-solving skillsExperience with EPIC is a plusAbility to
develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based patient
treatment plansAbility to counsel patients concerning medical and
psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior
modificationAbility to interpret and evaluate laboratory and other
diagnostic testsBENEFITSOur competitive benefits package includes
the followingImmediate eligibility for health and welfare
benefits401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to
5%Tuition ReimbursementPTO accrual beginning Day 1Note: Benefits
may vary based upon position type and/or
levelQUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited
ProgramEXPERIENCE - 2 years AGACNP Experience PreferredRN- ICU
experience preferredBilingual English/ Spanish
PreferredCERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATIONAcute Care Nurse
Practitioner (NP)Registered Nurse (RN)Basic Life Support (BLS):
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer.
QUALIFICATIONS
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Wylie , Palliative Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Dallas, Texas
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