Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care; Facility

• Location 1208 Eastchester Drive,High Point, NC, 27265,United States
• Employee Type Full Time

Authora Care Collective is currently seeking a
Nurse Practitioner
- Palliative Care (Facility-based) . This is a full-time position;
Monday
- Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
supporting Forsyth, Davie and Davidson Counties.

CPR certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.

The Facility Based Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides consultative palliative care to adults with serious, progressive, or life-limiting illness who reside in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, memory care settings, and other contracted residential care environments. The NP focuses on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, caregiver support, prognostic communication, and coordination across care settings.

The NP works collaboratively with the attending provider, facility clinical team, patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to develop recommendations and an individualized palliative plan of care. Clinical services may include evaluation and management of pain and other distressing symptoms, medication recommendations or prescribing within organizational protocols and scope of practice, serious-illness communication, support for complex medical decision-making, and assessment for hospice eligibility or other appropriate care transitions.

The NP builds therapeutic relationships with patients and caregivers and provides clear education, emotional support, and anticipatory guidance. The role requires effective verbal and written communication with patients, families, facility staff, physicians, pharmacists, hospice and home health teams, and community service organizations. Participation in on-call coverage for the palliative care population may be required as assigned.

Our team members enjoy the following benefits:

• Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package which includes paid time off (PTO), seven paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, and 403B match after 12 months of service.
• Other benefits include mileage reimbursement, flexible work schedules, professional growth and development opportunities, and employee engagement activities.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with completion of an accredited NP program.
• Current, unrestricted NP license and RN license in North Carolina, with prescriptive authority as required for the role.
• Current national board certification as an NP in an applicable population focus.
• Current DEA registration and controlled-substance prescribing authority, if required by assigned duties.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in palliative care, hospice, geriatrics, LTC, SNF, acute care, or outpatient practice required.
• Palliative care or hospice experience strongly preferred; specialty certification in hospice and palliative nursing encouraged.
• Excellent clinical assessment, communication, relationship-building, and serious-illness communication skills.
• Other:
  Valid state-issued driver's license required. Must carry automobile liability insurance at limits required by agency. Must have own transportation.

• Conduct comprehensive palliative assessments, including medical history, physical examination, functional and cognitive status, symptom burden, psychosocial needs, caregiver concerns, and spiritual or cultural factors that may affect care.
• Evaluate and manage pain, dyspnea, nausea, constipation, fatigue, anxiety, depression, delirium, anorexia, insomnia, secretions, and other distressing symptoms associated with serious illness.
• Develop an individualized palliative plan of care that…