Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (1.0)

Facility:

Dayton Children's- Main Campus

Department:

APPs- Kuck, Patel, De Dios

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

40

Job Details:

The palliative care NP will join a growing palliative care team consisting of physicians, social workers, chaplains, and nurses. Communication skills, compassion, and collaboration are highly valued. The palliative care team works closely with families and the patient's primary care team to develop and implement goals of care including but not limited to end of life care, medication management and alternate therapeutics to minimize pain and suffering, and inpatient and outpatient management of care concerns. The palliative care NP will be expected to participate routinely in family centered rounds with a multidisciplinary team and document on patients independently or with the primary team for those on the inpatient service . The NP will be expected to manage patient care via phone, telemedicine, clinic visits and/or home visits for the outpatient service.

Department Specific Job Details:

The palliative care NP will join a growing palliative care team consisting of physicians, social workers, chaplains, and nurses. Communication skills, compassion, and collaboration are highly valued. The palliative care team works closely with families and the patient's primary care team to develop and implement goals of care including but not limited to end of life care, medication management and alternate therapeutics to minimize pain and suffering, and inpatient and outpatient management of care concerns. The palliative care NP will be expected to participate routinely in family centered rounds with a multidisciplinary team and document on patients independently or with the primary team for those on the inpatient service . The NP will be expected to manage patient care via phone, telemedicine, clinic visits and/or home visits for the outpatient service.

The NP practices under the general supervision of the attending palliative care physician. The NP serves as an expert clinical assistant who utilizes specialized knowledge and procedural skills obtained from advanced formal education and clinical experience to promote optimum care of patients and families with acute and chronic issues. The NP sees patients from birth to 21 years of age. The NP performs history and physical examinations, develops diagnosis orders, preforms, and interprets diagnostic tests/procedures and formulates, initiates, reinforces plans of care and /or treatments for resolution of the clinical problem(s) or maintain health for outpatients and inpatient admissions.

NP activities will include staff development, research, and consultation. The NP acts as a consultant to the patient/family, and nursing. The NP interrelates with all departments in the hospital and collaborates with the palliative care physician in accordance with clinical privileges granted by Dayton Children's hospital.

Education Requirements:

Masters: Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Certification/License Requirements:

PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support- American Heart Association