Palliative Care Physician Assistant

JOB SUMMARY

Supportive & Palliative Care is a team-based medical specialty focusing on comfort, care and planning for patients facing serious illness and their families. Supportive & Palliative Care team members help determine a care plan that meets your wants and needs, including pain management, symptom management, counseling and spiritual support, and other therapies.  Baylor Scott and White is looking to add a Supportive & Palliative Care Physician Assistant to their Irving location. Bilingual Spanish/ English speaking candidates are preferred.

The Supportive & Palliative Care PA s a licensed, board certified, non-physician healthcare provider who actively renders direct patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority, is credentialed and privileged, and whose service is billed as an independent billing provider, as recognized by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems. The PA provides assessments, disease and treatment education, and symptom management to meet the needs of Palliative Care patients and their families. The Supportive & Palliative PA helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

Schedule Monday- Friday Days

•  Symptom Management
• Performing goals of care discussions with patients and/or family members
• Advance care planning
• Pain Management/Relief
• Assesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
• Prescribes, recommends and/or employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policies with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost. 
• Formulates and implements comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans based on patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of care, professional practice guidelines and in partnership with physicians
• Counsel patients and families regarding medical processes, management of the health illness/condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion. 
•  Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over the counter medications and herbal remedies
• Coordinate and collaborate with interdisciplinary specialty teams
• Coordinate and collaborate with other inpatient and outpatient medical specialty service lines
• Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes.
• May be required to perform patient care duties beyond regular schedule based on coverage needs of the department.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Verbal and written communication skills 
• Critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills 
• Experience with EPIC is a plus • Excellent collaboration skills
• Ability to develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans 
• Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification
• Ability to interpret and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests

BENEFITS

Our competitive benefits package includes the following

•  Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1 Note:

 Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or leve

  EDUCATION -

• Grad of an Accredited CNS Program 

EXPERIENCE

• 2 years PA Experience Preferred
• Current Texas RN and APRN license 
• Current Board Certification
• RN- ICU experience preferred for new graduates
• Bilingual English/ Spanish Preferred

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION

• Physician Assistant Certification 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer.

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
• EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION

• Basic Life Support (BLS): Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire or transfer.
• Physician Assistants (PA): Must have a PA license through the state of TX.