What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Provider Palliative Care position at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center?
Overview
Job Description
Responsibilities
As an outpatient palliative care advanced practice provider, you will provide compassionate and holistic care to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses and their families. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other specialists to address the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of patients and caregivers. A candidate for this position will:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Job Description
Responsibilities
As an outpatient palliative care advanced practice provider, you will provide compassionate and holistic care to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses and their families. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other specialists to address the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of patients and caregivers. A candidate for this position will:
- Perform comprehensive assessments
- Develop and implement individualized care plans, prescribe medications
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests, and provide education and counseling
- You will also participate in quality improvement initiatives, research, and education activities related to palliative care.
- Care will be provided at patients home
- Generous paid time off from Day One!
- Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge
- Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy!
- Sick leave for you or to care for an ill-family member
- CME time and dollars
- Competitive base salary incentives
- Concierge relocation services
- Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
- Paid occurrence based malpractice
- Five years in a row, OSF has been recognized on the Forbes list of Best Employers by State.
- OSF HealthCare has had APPs providing care with us for over 40 years!
- OSF Advanced Practice Provider Orientation to ensure you have all the resources you need to succeed as a provider
- APP leaders are throughout OSF making a difference in the care patients receive
- Empowering environment to help you grow your career
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree or higher in nursing or physician assistant studies from an accredited program
- Current Illinois license as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant
- Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Minimum of two years of experience as an APP in primary care or a related field is preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications
- Proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) systems
