NP​/PA Adult Palliative Care

This is a 20 hour/week position.

The Palliative Care NP/PA is an advanced practice clinician who demonstrates clinical expertise and leadership skills. The NP/PA uses advanced skills in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients with diseases and adverse health conditions. The NP/PA manages therapeutic regimens for acute and chronic problems associated with such diseases and conditions and focuses on managing symptoms and enhancing communication in the setting of serious illness.

The NP/PA provides anticipatory guidance, patient and family education, and psychosocial and emotional support to adult patients. Adult patients have a wide range of oncological diagnoses and require expert symptom management and communication.

In collaboration with a physician, the NP/PA manages therapeutic regimens for acute and chronic problems associated with such disease, treatment and/or conditions. The NP/PA provides anticipatory guidance, patient and family education, and psychological and emotional support. The NP/PA has prescriptive authority which includes schedule II through V controlled substances in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In this role the NP/PA will be based at the Foxborough DFCI regional campus location providing supportive oncology. This individual will report to the regional campus nurse director, with a dotted line to the Senior Nurse Director, Palliative Care, and will collaborate closely with a psychiatrist and palliative care physician located on the DFCI Longwood Campus. The NP/PA will also collaborate closely with social work colleagues based out of their respective Network location.

The NP/PA is a member of an interprofessional care team that requires effective communication and collaboration with co-workers at the Institute in addition to collaborating institutions and agencies. The role requires critical thinking, an understanding of research principles and practices and leadership that improves the quality of care and advances nursing/medical care within the work setting and throughout the community. The NP/PA takes advantage of formal and informal learning opportunities to strengthen his or her knowledge base in support of the Institute’s Mission, Vision and Core Values.

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• Authorization to practice in an expanded role as a Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Current certification from a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing for Nurse Practitioners
• Minimum of 24 contact hours beyond generic education in pharmacotherapeutics
• Masters degree in Nursing
• Minimum of 1 year palliative care nursing experience or 1 year Nurse Practitioner experience
• Oncology or Palliative care Nurse Practitioner experience preferred
• In possession of Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration and Federal DEA number
• Certification in Oncology or Palliative Care Nursing preferred – OCN, AOCN, CPON, ACHPN

• NCCPA certified
• Graduate of AAPA/NCCPA accredited Physician Assistant Studies Program
• License as a Physician Assistant in Massachusetts
• Maintain current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
• Complete 100 hours of CME according to national and state regulations during each 2-year period of employment
• Minimum of 1 year PA experience

Yes – Adult patients.

Works in clinic, hospital, and office settings with possible exposure to infectious diseases through airborne transmission or contact with blood or body fluids. Work is performed in a clean and neat medical office/treatment environment. Workstations, appropriate equipment and supplies are provided for ease in performing tasks. Employees are responsible for maintaining their work area in a clean, neat, safe and orderly…