MUSCP - Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA) - Department of Medicine: Division of General Internal Medicine, Inpatient Adult Palliative Care

Job Description Summary

The successful applicant will be an Advanced Practice Provider interested in working full-time in the care of patients requiring Palliative Care on our Inpatient Adult Palliative Service. The APP will join a busy and thriving Adult Palliative Care team that includes 7 Faculty, 2 Fellows, and 9 APP’s across Adult Palliative Telehealth, Outpatient Adult Palliative Care, and Inpatient Adult Palliative Care services - including symptom management, care coordination with the patient’s other medical providers, ongoing discussions regarding treatment choices, and quality of life goals. Our inpatient care team includes doctors, nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, and nurses.

Entity

University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC003539 COM DOM GIM Palliative Care CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried/Exempt
 

Hours per week:  40

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00am- 5:00pm. The palliative team rotates weekend call, with each individual taking weekend call approximately once every 3 months. The current inpatient clinical expectation is 217 clinical days per year on palliative inpatient service.

Patient Population Focus: Inpatient Adult Palliative Care, with possible opportunity for Adult Palliative Telehealth or Adult Palliative Outpatient clinic sessions in the future.

Patient Population Age Range: 18 years – death

Required Training and Experience   

Required Minimum Training: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

APRN License Type/Certification:

• AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Preferred Training and Experience

Preferred Experience: The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years as a PA, ANP, or FNP with at least 1 year of experience in a palliative care setting preferred.

Degree of Supervision
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:

Basic Life Support (BLS).

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.
 

Job Duties:

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations

• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline

• Initiates referrals to other health care providers, and/or consults with the attending physician or the collaborating physician

• Documents and bills for direct care provided

• Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice

• Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research

• Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization

• Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education

• Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members

• APRN or PA must maintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, etc. as required by applicable policies and state law

• Participates in multi-specialty Palliative Care team meetings.

• Helps educate medical students, residents, nurses, physician colleagues and other hospital staff about Palliative Care principles and practices.

• Works wit