Advanced Practice Provider Outpatient Palliative Care

Overview Job Specifics

• Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.

• Manage medications and treatments to alleviate pain and distressing symptoms.

• Provide emotional and psychological support to patients and their families.

• Educate patients and families about illness progression, treatment options, and advance care planning.

• Coordinate care with primary care providers, specialists, social workers, and therapists.

• Advocate for patients' needs and ensure holistic, patient-centered care.

• Excellent work/life balance with weekends.

• Position will require home visits.

• Monday to Friday with Call.

OSF Health Care offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes:

• Generous paid time off!

• • Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge

  • Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy!

  • Sick leave for you or to care for an ill-family member

  • CME time and dollars

• Health, life, dental, and retirement plans

• Paid occurrence based malpractice

• Concierge relocation services

• Student Loan repayment counseling

• Career Development through our Physician Leadership Academy

• Clinical base hourly pay range for this position: $ hr. This is a salaried position.

• Range shown should be used as an estimate and can be impacted by many factors including but not limited to the critical need of the position, overall experience and qualifications, community need, and other considerations. Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement.

• Six years in a row, OSF has been recognized on the Forbes list of Best Employers by State.
• OSF Health Care has had APPs providing care to patients for over 40 years!
• OSF New Hire Clinician Experience for onboarding all new providers to ensure you have all the resources you need to succeed
• APP leaders are throughout OSF making a difference in the care patients receive
• Empowering environment to help you grow your career

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or higher in nursing or physician assistant studies from an accredited program
• Current Illinois license as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant
• Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Minimum of two years of experience as an APP in primary care or a related field required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications
• Proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) systems

OSF Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.