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Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant Embedded Heart Failure Palliative Clinic Days Full Time Detroit.

Henry Ford Health • Locums or Permanent • Detroit, Michigan, United States • 2w ago

Great Opportunity to have work/life balance and learning within an academic healthcare institution!

As part of the interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides comprehensive palliative medicine consultations to patients with advanced heart failure in the clinic setting with potential for inpatient palliative consultations.
Provides comprehensive palliative care assessments, pain and symptom management, assistance with clarifying goals of care, and counseling to patients with serious illness and their families.
APP Performs comprehensive assessments of physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns in patients with serious illness and their families.
Facilitates advance care planning conversations and assists with advance directive completion for patients with serious illness.
NP or PA manages pain and non-pain symptoms in patients with serious illness.
Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and the primary team to lead goals of care discussions for patients with serious illness.
Recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families.
Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant works with the interdisciplinary team to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
Provides education on concepts related to hospice and palliative care to other clinicians, healthcare administrators, and patients/families.
Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition, care provided, symptom management changes/recommendations, and advance care planning/goals of care discussion documentation.
Participates in continuing medical education related to palliative medicine.
Develops, implements, and assures adherence to quality standards, process improvement programs, and practices consistently where applicable in the clinic setting.
Adheres to departmental policies, objectives, quality improvement programs, safety and environmental and infection control standards. Supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
Seeks learning opportunities that will enhance clinical knowledge and skills. Critically reviews literature pertinent to specialty area of practice.
Incorporates evidence-based practice into care of patients and treatment modalities. Integrates current understanding of cost and benefits of health care into practice.
Participate/represent in weekly multidisciplinary VAD/Transplant Selection Committee Meeting.
The position is Monday-Friday 8-5 pm. No weekends or holidays. Establish a palliative clinic with access 1-2 days/week in-person and 5 days/week by telemedicine
APP will be primarily working in an embedded clinic/rooms with the outpatient Advanced Heart Failure team at the K-building in Detroit. Potential for some inpatient rounding at Detroit Hospital.
Experience as a Palliative Medicine APP (NP or PA) preferred. Will consider applicants with experience as an APP and applicants with considerable nursing experience.
Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week 8-5 pm. No Holidays or Weekends

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Specialty/Invasive Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
The NP / PA will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination as a first line provider to patients and their families.
Provides inpatient and/or outpatient medical care. Works in collaboration with attending physicians, advanced practice providers, consultants, house officers, nurses, and other members of the medical care team to ensure that patient outcomes are achieved safely and efficiently.
Specific procedures as per credentialing as indicated by training and experience

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Master's degree in nursing OR requires a Bachelor's degree and completion of an AMA-approved Physician Assistant program; Licensure as a Physician Assistant

Palliative and/or Hospice experience is preferred,

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

Current certification as a Certified Nurse Practitioner and certified as Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) or Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) OR obtains certification within 2 years of hire. Current State license as a Registered Nurse. -OR - Requires Michigan state licensure and continued certification by the National. Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Current BLS. Current ACLS/ATLS/PALS provider status as required by department.
DEA required before start date

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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