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Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant – Palliative Care – Piedmont Augusta Hospital

Piedmont Medical Care Corporation
Full-time
On-site
Augusta, Georgia, United States

Preferred Qualifications

Three years of nursing experience in the specialty area of internal medicine/palliative care or ICU experience with demonstrated clinical competence.  Demonstrated commitment to the philosophy, mission, and objectives of palliative and end-of-life care.  Ability to articulate the concepts of palliative care to diverse audiences.   

Minimum Education/Licensure Required:

PA\: Graduate of a Physician Assistants program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board and Licensure as a Physician's Assistant by the National Board of Medical Examiners

-OR- 

NP\: Graduate from a school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Master’s degree in Nursing

 Advanced Practice Provider – Palliative Care – Piedmont Augusta Hospital 

Piedmont Healthcare is recruiting for a full-time Palliative Care Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to work at our Piedmont Augusta Hospital. 

In this role, your essential functions will be:

  • Serve as an advanced practice nurse/physician assistant in palliative care
  • Collect and analyze all medical information (assessment, screening, diagnostic testing results, and prognostic indicators); develop diagnosis and treatment care plan for patient/family.
  • Maintain appropriate documentation and dictation of inpatient medical records. 
  • Participate in the advanced care planning and education of patients, families, and the community.
  • Promote clinical competency through interdisciplinary education for staff related to the service
  • Serves as a consultant to the nursing staff, physicians, and other healthcare providers 
  • Perform planning, contracts, public education, and ethics functions.
  • Provide information to palliative physicians engaged in consultations for hospitalized patients needing acute palliative or hospice palliative care.
  • Communicate with patient, family, palliative care interdisciplinary team, and other health care team members.
  • Collaborate with attending physicians, hospital staff, consultants, palliative physicians, and hospice medical directors regarding patient care, treatments, and services.