Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care
About the Role
This position works collaboratively with members of the healthcare team to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served as part of a multi-professional palliative care team. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) emphasizes health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. The role involves a significant level of autonomy, requiring a highly motivated individual who can work independently.
The NP demonstrates leadership as a mentor, educator, researcher, and provider, adhering to the scope of practice defined by the Arizona Board of Nursing and the organization. Practice focuses on performance standards aligned with the organization's initiatives, utilizing evidence-based, theory-driven nursing within a Shared Governance model.
Responsibilities
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Serves as an integral member of the palliative care team, working across campuses to provide palliative care services as needed.
- Serves two campuses under the direction of the Palliative Care Medical Director.
- Provides direct patient/family care using a holistic perspective, including:
- Therapeutic partnerships with patients.
- Expert clinical thinking and skillful performance.
- Reflective practice and evidence-based care.
- Diverse health and illness management approaches.
- As a provider, collaborates with physicians to:
- Perform history and physicals.
- Order and interpret diagnostic studies.
- Prescribe medications.
- Consult ancillary departments and specialists.
- Ensure smooth transitions between levels of care, including discharge.
- Provides expert coaching and guidance to nursing staff, including:
- Consultation with healthcare providers.
- Clinical, professional, and systems leadership.
- Collaboration and ethical decision-making.
- Serves as an educator to promote nursing staff development by:
- Acting as a resource for clinical skill development.
- Enhancing critical thinking skills.
- Improving discharge planning.
- Facilitating effective nurse-physician-client-family communication.
- Acts as a mentor to advance the role of staff nurses by promoting their involvement in patient-family centered care decisions while maintaining professional and specialty standards.
- Conducts and supports research, evidence-based practice, and process improvement projects (e.g., safety and effectiveness) to enhance care outcomes.
- Leads the incorporation of current research findings and evidence into practice.
- Addresses business and operational aspects, including:
- Reimbursement and business practices.
- Marketing and contracting considerations.
- Legal, regulatory, and credentialing requirements.
- Health policy issues.
- Organizational structure and culture.
- Outcome evaluation and performance improvement.
Requirements
- Master's Degree (MS, MN, or MSN) from a National League of Nursing (NLN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited program, required prior to start.
- 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
Qualifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) licensure upon hire.
- Valid Arizona Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure with prescriptive authority upon hire.
- Specialty board certification from an approved national certifying agency (e.g., American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), National Certification Corporation, or American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)) upon hire.
About HonorHealth
At HonorHealth, you’ll find a supportive and collaborative environment rooted in warmth and neighborly kindness. Founded in 1927, HonorHealth has grown into one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, dedicated to caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.