Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) Full Time Day
On-site · Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Job Summary
Palliative Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides relief of suffering for seriously ill adults across inpatient and outpatient settings, including homes, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, hospitals, and clinics. Responsibilities include conducting pain assessments and making pain-management recommendations; addressing non-pain symptoms (nausea, fatigue, dyspnea, anxiety); assessing disease trajectory and co-morbidities; formulating prognosis with treating physicians; serving as a clinical expert in hospice and palliative care; collaborating with patients, families, and referring entities; guiding goals-of-care discussions and end-of-life options; counseling and coordinating care to improve outcomes. Requires advanced practice nursing certification (Family/Geriatric or Adult NP) and RI licensure; typically full-time hours (8:00am–4:30pm), covering Newport County Hospital in Rhode Island, with a comprehensive benefits package and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Required Qualifications
- Graduated from an accredited master’s degree program in Nursing and/or Clinical Doctorate program in nursing
- Certified as a Family/Geriatric or Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Certified as a Registered Nurse Practitioner in the state of RI
- Current RI and MA licenses as RN and RN Practitioner or PAs
- Prescriptive authority license and DEA license
- Current driver's license with insured vehicle
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