Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate - Palliative Care

Job Summary:

Provides primary or acute healthcare services for certain acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

Job Description:

Palliative Care

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate - Experienced

Per Diem

In this out-patient community position, you will be joining the Palliative Care team in providing consultative and follow-up care to patients and families. The Palliative Care Team works collaboratively with the MaineGeneral Hospice program and participates in Hospice services coverage periodically.

Practice in collaboration with staff from the Hospice and Palliative Care teams, providing outpatient evaluations and continuity management in the office, home and facility setting. Additionally, you will be a resource for staff and families regarding treatment goals, medical decision-making and end of life care.

The ideal candidate will have a certification in Hospice and Palliative Care, and be required to have the following:

• Maine NP or PA license without restrictions
• DEA
• Previous experience in palliative care
• Minimum of 3 years of RN experience in a clinical setting
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Certification:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Maine State Board of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Maine State Board of Nursing

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

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Scheduled Work Shift:

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.  Eligible physicians are also provided the opportunity to participate in a 457(b) retirement plan should they meet their contribution limits of their 403(b) plan.

• Malpractice is provided, to include tail coverage to all eligible medical staff.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

MaineGeneral Medical Center has an internal referral bonus program for all employed medical staff.  Please contact physician recruitment for more details of this program.