Palliative Nurse Practitioner
$100,000–$140,000 year
On-site · Prince Frederick, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Palliative Nurse Practitioner providing primary Supportive/Palliative care across inpatient and outpatient settings and a nursing facility on the Calvert Health Campus; responsibilities include initial consultations and follow-up visits, symptom assessment and treatment planning to reduce suffering, involvement in advanced care planning and resuscitation discussions, leading family meetings, coaching on behavioral change/mind-body techniques, on-call coverage, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, documenting and billing for services, staff education, and developing referring relationships with providers while ensuring compliance with EMR and regulatory requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s in nursing with specialization in Adult, Geriatric or Family Medicine, Oncology or closely related fields
- Active Maryland NP License and State and Federal controlled substance registration
- Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Care required within 2 years of employment
- DEA and Controlled substance registration, in good standing
- Minimum of two years’ experience in treating seriously ill adult patients
- Demonstrated understanding of and a commitment to the philosophy of Palliative Care
- Fluent in the ethical and legal issues surrounding end of life care and prescribing controlled substances
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills
- Basic computer skills, including knowledge of word processing and the ability to provide automated recordkeeping on patients
- Demonstrated ability to navigate an EMR
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with/without reasonable accommodation
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