NP/PA Palliative Care - ECU Health

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Palliative Care Opportunity in Greenville, NC

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ECU Health Physicians and the ECU Health Palliative Care team, located in Greenville North Carolina, are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their established Hospice and Palliative Care team to provide compassionate end of life care to patients and families. Applicants should have a minimum of 2 years of experience.

Hospice and/or palliative care experience is preferred.

Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Community Practice Model
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center
• Flexible clinical schedule that includes:
• (4) 10 hour shifts per week with rotating weekends
• Daily team huddles
• Rounding on the Palliative Care Unit
• Providing inpatient consults on all units at ECU Health Medical Center
• Coordinating general inpatient care enrollment for the palliative care unit
• 16-bed Palliative Care Unit
• Shared call for nights and weekends
• Interdisciplinary care team approach
• Applicants will be required to have ACLS and BLS certification
• Ability to live only an hour away from the beautiful beaches of the North Carolina coast
• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits to include: Administrative Stipend, Relocation, Paid Vacation and Sick, Malpractice/Tail Coverage, 401k matching/457, Medical, Dental, & Vision

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Perform clinical assessments and consultations in acute care setting
• Complete patient admission and discharges
• Perform daily clinical rounds on inpatient units
• Develop and update patient plans of care
• Provide clinical support for the unit and field staff
• Direct/participate in family conferences and interdisciplinary team meetings
• Participate in agency Quality Improvement and Patient/Family Experience activities

ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Childrens Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. www.ecuhealth.org

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.

This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

ECU Health Medical Center ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center is a 974-bed tertiary referral center providing acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people. In recognition of its nursing excellence and high-quality patient care, ECU Health Medical Center has been designated a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

Greenville Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play!

• Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
• Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
• Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenvilles revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area

If you, or a colleague, are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Rudolph at (252) 558-3763 or Ashley.Rudolph@ecuhealth.org.