Requisition #
641.0001.062121.1.0
Job Title
Nurse Practitioner
Job Class
Full Time
Job Classification
Salaried
Shift Type
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Education
Master's Degree
Travel
Category
Nursing
Location
CHH MAIN CAMPUS - Huntington, WV 25701 US (Primary)
Job Description
Cabell Huntington Hospital is seeking a full-time
Nurse Practitioner to work in our
Inpatient Palliative Care Department. The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for planning, managing and evaluating patients with advanced chronic or life-threatening illness and making recommendations to the plan of care. The NP will respond to palliative care consultations and requests to improve symptom management, improve quality of life, clarify goals of care, and assist patients/families in understanding disease process, prognosis and options for care. The NP will work with the medical team, nursing, case management, and other members of the health care team to provide optimal outcomes. The NP will participate in palliative care multidisciplinary meetings to ensure continuity of palliative care across the continuum of care.
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner will coordinate, implement and evaluate palliative care education needs for patients and staff which include functioning in the role as consultant and patient educator.
The shift will be determined by each hiring manager. The pay rate will be determined in accordance with the labor agreement.
Job Requirements
- Master of Nursing Practitioner required
- Current RN license in West Virginia required
- Advance Practice RN license required
- Palliative Care Certification preferred.
- BLS required.
- 2 years of position-related experience required.
