Palliative Care- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Regular, full-time position (40 scheduled hours per week).

About the role

Join a diverse interdisciplinary team (IDT) that includes physicians, chaplaincy, social work, RN, and pharmacy support. This practice can be tailored to your clinical interests, offering opportunities in:

• Inpatient palliative medicine consulting service
• Outpatient palliative clinic
• 16-bed inpatient hospice unit
• Home-based hospice visits

Shared call schedule designed to support work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical information and complete new consultations and follow-ups in a timely manner, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team (physicians, social workers, and chaplains).
• Serve as an integral part of the treatment team for patients with cancer-related illness and life-limiting chronic illnesses to assist in determining goals of care.
• Manage symptoms for cancer-related patients via various routes in collaboration with palliative care physicians.
• Provide extensive education regarding chronic diseases and their impact on quality of life.
• Communicate with the treatment team, including other providers, on changes to the plan of care.
• Participate in on-call coverage, including cross-coverage for palliative care clinic, hospice inpatient, and home care teams.

Requirements

• Demonstrated skills and knowledge as a Nurse Practitioner in your area of expertise.
• One (1) year of Nurse Practitioner experience preferred.
• One (1) year of hospice or palliative nursing experience preferred.
• Excellent observation, problem-solving, mathematical, and nursing skills.
• Knowledge of community, professional, and educational resources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills among professionals.

About the organization

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician-led, multi-specialty group consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers, and over 2,000 non-provider associates. We serve more than 409,000 patients across 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.

In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming care delivery in our region. We are a mission- and values-driven organization focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork, and excellence. St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation’s best, dedicated to ensuring patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care anywhere.