Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative Care (Part Time)

Sentara Medical Group has an employment opportunity for a Part Time 0.5 FTE Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Palliative Care team on the campus of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital located in Virginia Beach, VA. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is responsible for providing clinical care, support, and education for the palliative patient population as part of the health care team.

Position Highlights:

• Part-Time, 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week)
• Monday Friday, No weekends, nights, or call
• Performing palliative care consultations and follow up visits for hospitalized patients with acute palliative care needs including symptom management and complex medical decision making
• Facilitating family meetings related to current medical decision making and advance care planning
• Assisting with developing appropriate discharge plans with respect to established goals of care including close collaboration with Hospice for patients to ensure access and continuity of care.
• Actively participating as a member of an interdisciplinary team to ensure that palliative care is provided in a manner which addresses pain and symptom management; psychosocial/spiritual support; and caregiver support.

Benefit Highlights:

• Comprehensive Benefits to include medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Licenses, certification and dues paid
• Malpractice and Tail Coverage
• $1,500 CME
• $2,500 Annual Quality Bonus
• $10,000 Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Fully integrated EHR (Epic)
• PSLF eligible, Non-Profit

Life in Virginia Beach provides rich and diverse cultural offerings with endless recreational activities. Located in the Coastal Virginia region, our unique districts are open and thriving year-round from the lively hustle and bustle of the oceanfront and Town Center to the remote and calming areas of Sandbridge and the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia Beach's diverse community houses some of the best school systems in all of Hampton Roads, with Old Donation School/Brickwell Academy for the gifted serving as a leader in top tier education.

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