As part of our dynamic interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, you'll make a real difference in patients' lives by providing comprehensive palliative medicine consultations to those navigating serious illness in the inpatient setting. Here's what you'll be doing:
- Conduct comprehensive assessments that honor the whole person—diving into physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns for patients with serious illness and their families.
- Facilitate meaningful advance care planning conversations and guide patients through advance directive completion, helping them clarify what matters most.
- Master pain and symptom management with skill and compassion, ensuring patients with serious illness receive thoughtful, personalized care.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to lead impactful goals of care discussions, working alongside the primary team to ensure patient voices are heard.
- Champion emotional wellness by recognizing and seizing opportunities for health counseling with patients and families, partnering with the team to address the emotional needs of patients and their caregivers.
- Share your expertise by educating other clinicians, healthcare administrators, and patients/families about hospice and palliative care concepts—spreading knowledge that transforms care.
- Maintain thorough clinical documentation that captures the complete picture: patient condition, care provided, symptom management updates, and advance care planning discussions.
- For NPs: Obtain or maintain current certification as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) or Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)—or commit to earning it within 2 years of joining us.
- Stay sharp and inspired by participating in continuing medical education related to palliative medicine.
- Bring your APP experience to the table—whether you're a seasoned palliative medicine APP or an experienced clinician ready to transition into this specialty, we'd love to have you on board.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in nursing
- Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner
- Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse in Michigan
- BLS / ACLS
- both are not required. If an applicant has BLS, but not ACLS, they can still apply
- Experience as an APP (Advanced Practice Provider)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in specialty or invasive care settings
- Demonstrated experience with multidisciplinary team collaboration
- DEA certification
- Current or willingness to obtain CHPN or ACHPN certification from HPNA within 2 years