Full Job Description
Providence Connections Palliative Care is seeking a board-certified Nurse Practitioner to join a well-established, trans-disciplinary team providing palliative care to patients and their families in primarily outpatient setting. This role will provide evaluation and management of chronic conditions or serious, life-limiting illness. The ideal candidate will have previous palliative, oncology, and/or geriatric care experience. Connections Palliative Care is part of a growing integrated Home and Community Services program which collaborates with Hospice, Home Health, Geriatrics as well as hospital-based practitioners to care for patients and their families.
- Part-time at 0.9 FTE (considered full-time for benefit purposes)
- Monday – Friday work week, daytime hours
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains
- Minimum of one year of post-graduate clinical experience in palliative care, hospice, geriatrics, and/or oncology care is preferred
- Generous quality incentive, continuing medical education, relocation assistance available, starting bonus.
- As a non-profit organization, Providence is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
- Malpractice liability insurance provided by Providence
- Join a team dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and providing Culturally Competent Care
Where You’ll Work
Providence Connections is a Palliative Care consultation service for patients living with a serious illness. This interdisciplinary group helps patients and their families find needed resources to control symptoms associated with their illness and maximize quality of life, all while providing compassionate support. Teams of physicians, nurse practitioners, Palliative Care nurses, clinical social workers and chaplains work collaboratively with all members of patients’ care teams to provide holistic care.
Where You’ll Live
Portland is rich in character and culture, with strong neighborhood identities and community bonds that defy its population of 2.3 million. Home of the Portland Trail Blazers, “Rip City” offers residents a high quality of life, an incredibly diverse array of dining options and a thriving job market. The city is also an outdoor enthusiast’s mecca, ideally situated between waterfalls, beaches, Mt. Hood skiing and hiking trails, forests and the Columbia River Gorge.
Who You’ll Work For
Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission – to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.
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Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran
Job ID Number: 25307