Family Medicine Palliative Care - Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant) Jefferson Center City - Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health

The inpatient Palliative Care team at TJUH cares for patients with serious illness providing symptom management and identification of goal directed therapy.  Our interprofessional team is made up of physicians, CRNP’s, social work and spiritual care.  The requirements of the position are as follows:

• Works in collaboration with interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, social worker and chaplain to provide comprehensive, quality palliative care to patients and families, including assistance with complex pain and symptom management and complex medical decision-making.
• Collaborate and maintain effective working relationships with other health care team members, including primary medical teams and other consultants to develop holistic and realistic care plans based on patient and family goals.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families for understanding of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in patient record.
• Supervise nurse practitioner students on the Palliative Care service.
• Attend and participate in department team meetings.
• Participate in palliative care education initiatives throughout the Jefferson enterprise.

How many patients do they see? How many days a week?

• M-F 8am-5pm
• Inpatient consultations locations: TJUH, JHN, Methodist, Logan Square
• Daily patient load varies from 1-3 new consults and 1-4 follow-up visits
• On-call responsibilities approximately 6 weeks/year. Phone coverage only, no in person coverage required.

Role requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and nurse practitioner program/physician assistant program with a Master’s degree.  Acute Care Certification required for Nurse Practitioners.
• Current license in good standing to practice in the state of PA
• Minimum of two years RN experience, palliative care/hospice experience a plus
• ACHPN certification a plus, should be able to obtain within 1 year of hire.
• DEA and prescriptive authority license
• Participation in scholarly work including QI, education, research.

Coverage pool:

• Any clinician including other APP’s or MD/DO.

Metrics/Productivity:

• New patient consults and follow up patient visits
• Involvement in QI, research, education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and nurse practitioner program/physician assistant program with a Master’s degree.  Acute Care Certification required for Nurse Practitioners.
• Current license in good standing to practice in the state of PA
• Minimum of two years RN experience, palliative care/hospice experience a plus
• ACHPN certification a plus, should be able to obtain within 1 year of hire.
• DEA and prescriptive authority license
• Participation in scholarly work including QI, education, research.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University.  If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.