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The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) functions as the Hospice and Palliative Care (HPC) Coordinator for VA Northern California Health Care System HPC Program and works in conjunction with other members of the HPC team. This Program is designed to provide palliative care consultation to patients and their families, in the outpatient clinic setting and as needed in the inpatient setting, who are facing a life-threatening illness.
Learn more about this agency07/23/2020 to 06/22/2021
$93,065 - $159,184 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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75% or less - You will be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent -
Full-time
Excepted
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CBEC-10873870-20-DH
574439800
Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status: also evaluates nutrition, pain, and symptoms, provides patient/family education, ensures family involvement and patient advocacy.
The Hospice and Palliative Care Coordinator is a pivotal member of the Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT) and has the major responsibilities of:
1) Development of the palliative care program through program coordination, staff education, and acting as liaison with the PACT and subspecialty teams at the various sites and community agencies, in conjunction with other Palliative Care Coordinator(s) and team members.
2) Serve as liaison with VISN Hospice and Palliative Care Program Manager, and keeps the field informed of VISN and VHA National HPC Program developments;
3) Serve as consultant to the HPC programs for development, implementation and monitoring of Quality Improvement activities as appropriate;
4) Evaluation for appropriateness and oversight of Non -VA Care (community) hospice referrals;
5) Completes Palliative Care consults, and accurately documents coordination and care provided in CPRS.
6) Establish an effective relationship with the patient and significant others to facilitate the development of the care plan.
7) Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness on the patient's developmental, physical, social, emotional, age, spiritual, economic, vocational, and leisure status.
8) Coordinate and collaborate with patients, families, communities, and members of the interdisciplinary team in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.
9) Participate with patients, families, and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, informed, compassionate and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources.
10) Retains current knowledge of multidisciplinary resources, programs, and services, referring patients for community resources as appropriate. Demonstrates ability to collaborate and coordinate with all levels of services and disciplines.
11) Maintains effective working relationships with professionals and support personnel within the medical center and the community.
12) Applies critical thinking and analytical skills to identify barriers for optimal patient care delivery and utilizes processes improvement strategies to correct or improve current state.
13) Utilizes creativity and innovation. Recommends and participates in interdisciplinary opportunities to improve patient care or clinical efficiency.
14) Life Sustaining Treatment Initiative: Identifying, coordinating and referring appropriate patients for Goals of Care conversations to PACT/Specialty clinics. Completes LST orders as needed. Coordinate with Social Workers within the various Service lines to ensure that LST orders are completed for all patients enrolling into hospice.
15) Attend and Participate in Sacramento Valley Community Veteran Partnership meetings.
16) Obtain data, generate reports, attend meetings to obtain and present information as it pertains to the Hospice and Palliative Care Team.
17) Educate patients/family, staff and community about Hospice and Palliative Care.
18) Works collaboratively and inter-professionally with learners of all levels and disciplines, including but not limited to, trainees, students, interns, residents, and fellows.
The Nurse Practitioner must exhibit professional and effective communication skills with other HPC as well as non HPC professionals. The Nurse Practitioner, furthermore, provides integrated palliative care through application of advanced clinical knowledge and experience in delivering safe, effective quality care to palliative care patients. This individual use consultation and communication skills in working with clinical services to achieve patient goals of care. This individual is responsible for other duties as assigned in support of coverage for other Geriatrics and Extended Care Programs.
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time Nurses, and Nurse Anesthetists at the rate of 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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NOTE: Candidate's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience as an RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/22/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10873870.
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