Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Care - Sharp Chula Vista Var shift

Hours:

Shift Start Time:
Variable Shift End Time:
Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements:
As Needed On-Call

Required:

No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum
- Midpoint
- Maximum): $80.440 - $103.790 - $116.240 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

Assists inpatient physicians and other members of the healthcare team in managing the care of patients with serious, life-limiting illness regardless of stage at Sharp Health Care. Collaborates with patients, families, the medical team and other health team members to ensure prompt intervention to support the plan of care and facilitate communication between acute and primary providers. Recommends and coordinates post-acute follow-up, consults, and referrals.

Educates patients and families regarding expected course for inpatient stay. Participates in continuing education programs and quality improvement programs and utilization management.

• Master's Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing
  -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association
  -REQUIRED
• California Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certificate - CA Board of Registered Nursing
  -REQUIRED
• DEA Controlled Substance Registration - U.S. Department of Justice
  -REQUIRED

• 3 Years Nurse Practitioner experience.
• Family Nurse Practitioner - ANCC (FNP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center
  -PREFERRED
• Gerontological Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (GNP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center
  -PREFERRED

Collaboration Demonstrates collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, families, and all other internal and external customers to ensure patient and hospital outcomes. Serves as a consultant to individuals and groups within the profession, lay communities, and other hospitals/institutions. Provides ideas and strategies to administration for improvement in quality, financial, or customer service outcomes. Assists staff with implementation of patient improvement processes. Education Assists in the provision of formal education to the nursing staff on new procedures, methods, etc.

effecting patient care delivery and outcomes. Provides informal education while providing direct patient care. Assists in the provision of patient/family education by providing information to patient/family and assisting staff with development or revisions of educational materials. Precepts students and/or new staff. Identifies learning needs of the serious life-limiting illness or palliative care population and assists in the development of educational programs/resources.

Documents patient encounters in electronic medical record and reviews summary report at least quarterly. Reports outcomes to leadership, physicians, and staff at least annually.

Coordinates with staff in setting patient centered goals to meet outcomes. Conducts rounds to evaluate care, identify problems, and initiate actions for patients with serious, life-limiting illness per scope of practice and the credentialing process. Utilizes advanced nursing skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate management of symptoms and goals of care. Communicates with all levels of personnel and patient/family…