Lead Advanced Practice Provider-Palliative Care
Lead Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care Portland, ME Maine Medical Center Internal in Department Only Serving as the APP team lead, this position is responsible for creating and sustaining an environment that promotes accountability, teamwork and high quality care delivery.
Acts as a role model for staff to foster our values and vision.
Our 16 member interdisciplinary team serves the community in both tertiary/ academic inpatient and ambulatory/ home settings.
The Palliative Care team focuses on highest quality specialty palliative care services to patients and their families of all ages and disease stages.
The NP/PA will provide palliative care along with the Palliative Care interdisciplinary team, which includes physicians, APP's, Social Workers and Chaplains.
The NP/PA also provide primary palliative care education within the organization as regards to pain and symptom management, communication, and support of patients/families with the primary focus on the quality of life.
Essential Functions:
Participates in the recruitment, interviews, onboarding, and training of new APPs Coordinates schedules - including time away and call coverage Completes weekly payroll, as applicable Participates in ongoing professional development and staff education Assists with implementation of new workflows, policies and procedures Serves as point of contact for patient issue resolution Participates in physician interviews/candidate selection Assists in process to ensure credentialing and licensure is up to date Participates in Lead meetings with APP Manager Performs chart audits Promotes APP employment engagement and retention, with identification of opportunities for engagement Participates in quality improvement initiatives hospital/department wide Holds meeting as necessary to address APP colleague concerns, challenges, opportunities Assist with annual performance reviews of site/location staff Required minimum Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program - Master Degree Current nursing license or physician assistant license issues by the state of Maine.
Minimum of three years professional clinical experience Skill in case management, time management, problem solving, crisis intervention, multitasking and other organizational matters.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, clinical staff and colleagues.
Additional Information MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.
MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group.
With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.
1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.
Learn more about our system at mainehealth.
org At MaineHealth, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow.
Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever changing, needs.
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it.
We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members.
We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring and continuous improvement.
Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.
Recommended Skills Auditing Case Management Certified Nurse Practitioner Clinical Works Credentialing Crisis Intervention Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Acts as a role model for staff to foster our values and vision.
Our 16 member interdisciplinary team serves the community in both tertiary/ academic inpatient and ambulatory/ home settings.
The Palliative Care team focuses on highest quality specialty palliative care services to patients and their families of all ages and disease stages.
The NP/PA will provide palliative care along with the Palliative Care interdisciplinary team, which includes physicians, APP's, Social Workers and Chaplains.
The NP/PA also provide primary palliative care education within the organization as regards to pain and symptom management, communication, and support of patients/families with the primary focus on the quality of life.
Essential Functions:
Participates in the recruitment, interviews, onboarding, and training of new APPs Coordinates schedules - including time away and call coverage Completes weekly payroll, as applicable Participates in ongoing professional development and staff education Assists with implementation of new workflows, policies and procedures Serves as point of contact for patient issue resolution Participates in physician interviews/candidate selection Assists in process to ensure credentialing and licensure is up to date Participates in Lead meetings with APP Manager Performs chart audits Promotes APP employment engagement and retention, with identification of opportunities for engagement Participates in quality improvement initiatives hospital/department wide Holds meeting as necessary to address APP colleague concerns, challenges, opportunities Assist with annual performance reviews of site/location staff Required minimum Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program - Master Degree Current nursing license or physician assistant license issues by the state of Maine.
Minimum of three years professional clinical experience Skill in case management, time management, problem solving, crisis intervention, multitasking and other organizational matters.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, clinical staff and colleagues.
Additional Information MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.
MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group.
With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.
1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.
Learn more about our system at mainehealth.
org At MaineHealth, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow.
Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever changing, needs.
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it.
We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members.
We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring and continuous improvement.
Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.
Recommended Skills Auditing Case Management Certified Nurse Practitioner Clinical Works Credentialing Crisis Intervention Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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