Tufts Medicine

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Tufts Medicine$124K — $156K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program
  • Current Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license in Massachusetts
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in hospice and palliative care
  • Strong interpersonal skills for relationship building within the medical community
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team

Responsibilities

  • Stay updated on clinical standards for hospice and palliative care
  • Provide medical expertise in pain and symptom management
  • Discuss goals of care with patients
  • Evaluate issues, draw conclusions, and make timely decisions
  • Document patient visits and communicate recommendations to colleagues
  • Use interpersonal skills to foster medical community relationships

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a supportive team of palliative care specialists
  • Focus on home-based care catering to patient needs
  • Engagement in interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Potential for virtual hospice care experience
  • Commitment to evidence-based practice in patient care
Full Job Description
Tufts Medicine Care at Home is currently seeking a full time Nurse Practitioner to join our team in the greater Malden area. This position will be primarily geared towards home-based palliative care with occasional virtual hospice coverage.

Our palliative care team includes physicians who are board certified in hospice and palliative care, nurse practitioners with extensive experience in pain and symptom management, and social workers who are knowledgeable about the physical, emotional and spiritual issues that often accompany a serious or life-limiting illness.

How You'll Transform Patient Care:
  • Remain current on clinical standards of practice in hospice and palliative care; promotes evidence-based practice
  • Provide medical expertise on pain and symptom management
  • Provide discussions on goals of care with all patients
  • Identify/evaluate issues; reache sound conclusions; generate alternatives; make accurate and timely decisions
  • Maintain documentation of patient visits, and communicate recommendations to colleagues
  • Utilize interpersonal skills to establish and maintain relationships within the medical community


Who You Are:
  • Graduate of an accredited and/or approved nurse practitioner program
  • Current license as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Extensive knowledge, experience and expertise in hospice and palliative care
  • Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain relationships within the medical community
  • Demonstrated ability to work as a team player and function as a member of an interdisciplinary team
  • A team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champions world class patient satisfaction and support


How to apply: You can submit an application via the apply button located at the top of the listing. Should you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Ian McCarthy, Senior Physician & APC Recruiter, at [redacted].

Pay Range:

$124,800.00 - $156,000.00

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