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Beth Israel Lahey Health

Palliative Care APP (NP or PA)

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, us, 01805

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Job Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status:

Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Description:

Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) is looking for a full-time

Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA)

to join our growing Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine team.

About the Role

You'll provide comprehensive

inpatient palliative care services

within our 350-bed academic medical center, including our ICU and transplant units. There may also be

outpatient opportunities

based on your interests.

You'll be part of an

interdisciplinary team

(physicians, social worker, pharmacist) and help educate fellows in our ACGME-accredited fellowship program. We're affiliated with UMass Chan Medical School, so you may be eligible for a faculty appointment based on teaching activities.

What You'll Do

Evaluate and address patient needs: pain/symptom management, goal setting, treatment options, advanced care planning, and end-of-life discussions.

Educate patients and families to support them during illness.

Contribute to the division's educational mission.

Work effectively with other healthcare professionals.

Consult with palliative care physicians as needed.

Inform the consulting team of recommended interventions and collaborate with providers.

Attend and participate in divisional meetings.

Maintain accurate patient records.

Help develop clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care.

Participate in the division's on-call rotation.

Qualifications

5+ years

of clinical experience.

ACHPN

preferred.

Clinical experience in:

geriatrics, oncology, cardiology, pulmonary, nephrology, or neurology.

Massachusetts licensure.

Active DEA registration.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including

all of

its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve

.

All of

the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment

.

Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (

https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values

) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (

https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy

).

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity

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