Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care Temple Faculty Practice

Works with the Palliative Care Consult Service at TUH Main Campus.

Treats and evaluates patients; administers advanced nursing care in a particular clinical specialty area. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities including diagnosis the prescription of medical therapeutics in collaboration with and under the direction of the licensed physician. Contributes to a safe and therapeutic environment that is centered on the needs of the patients caregivers and others demonstrating concern for the patients privacy comfort and emotional state. Treats patient with consideration to age race gender gender identity sexual orientation religion socioeconomic background and culture in a caring ethical and professional manner.

Education
Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing Required
Masters Degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing program Required

Experience
2 years experience as a nurse practitioner Preferred
1 year experience in a clinical specialty practice Preferred
1 year outpatient/ambulatory experience Preferred
General Experience in an EPIC environment Preferred

Licenses
PA Cert Reg Nurse Practitioner Required
PA Registered Nurse License Required
Prescriptive Authority Preferred
Basic Life Support Required
Multi State Compact RN License Required Or

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals specialty centers and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease pushing the boundaries of medical science and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH) Fox Chase Cancer Center TUH-Jeanes Campus TUH-Episcopal Campus TUH-Northeastern Campus Temple Physicians Inc. and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse 10000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy safe and productive environment for its patients visitors students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Faculty Physicians the academic practice plan of Temple Health is made up of more than 500 employed physicians who are the cornerstone of clinical care and teaching for Temples healthcare enterprise. These physicians practice in 20 academic departments encompassing virtually every subspecialty in modern medicine.

While remaining committed to our mission of serving patients in our North Philadelphia community in recent years Temple Faculty Physicians has expanded its geographic reach beyond Temple University Hospitals Health Sciences campus. Today Temple faculty physician offices are located at Temple University Hospital and its campuses satellite offices located in Center City Philadelphia Fort Washington PA Oaks PA and various other outpatient settings. This expanded reach has brought Temple medical care closer to home for many of our patients.

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