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Job Details: Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Care

 
Description: Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Opportunity in Virginia
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, located in Roanoke, Virginia is seeking a nurse practitioner for a new hospital-based palliative medicine consultation service. This role provides consultative palliative care services for individualized symptom management and quality of life issues for seriously ill patients and their families.


Carilion's Palliative Medicine Service team is composed of a physician, clinical nurse specialist, social worker and clergy. The team consults with the patients and families throughout the hospital. Opportunities for Pallative Care research are available.


Primary Duties:

• Consults for symptom control, pain management, and end of life issues.
• Serves as a resource for Medical and Nursing Staff on palliative care issues.
• Develops interdisciplinary strategies for providing Palliative Care Services.
• Promotes staff proficiency in end of life care.
• Actively participates in discharge planning and continuity of care efforts.
• Provides patient and family education.
• Provides evidence-based physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual care to individuals and families experiencing life-limiting progressive illness.
• Serves as a mentor and educator for residents, nursing and medical students.


Requirements:

• Current and unrestricted license to practice as a
• Nurse Practitioner in the state of Virginia.
• Unrestricted DEA certification
• Certification in area of specialized nursing( Palliative Care, Pain Management) preferred.
• CPR and BLS required; ACLS preferred.


Carilion's system of seven hospitals, 80+ clinics and 10 GME programs, which are affiliated with two medical schools, places us at the forefront of quality care. We employ the latest technology and innovative informatics. Carilion is transforming to a physician-led clinic model, and a joint venture between Virginia Tech and Carilion includes a new medical school slated to open Fall 2010. Southwest Virginia offers an affordable cost of living, an abundance of natural beauty and plenty of cultural, educational and professional opportunities.

EEO/AA
Karyn Farrell
540-224-5383 or kfarrell@carilion.com

Posting Date: Jul 11 08

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Location: Roanoke is located in western Virginia, approximately 187 miles west of Richmond. It's about 106 miles north of Winston-Salem, NC, and 181 miles southeast of Charleston, WV.
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