Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (1.0 FTE) - Military Veterans
at Dayton Children's Hospital
The palliative care NP will join a growing palliative care team consisting of physicians, social workers, chaplains, and nurses. Communication skills, compassion, and collaboration are highly valued. The palliative care team works closely with families and the patient’s primary care team to develop and implement goals of care including but not limited to end of life care, medication management and alternate therapeutics to minimize pain and suffering, and inpatient and outpatient management of care concerns. The palliative care NP will be expected to participate routinely in family centered rounds with a multidisciplinary team and document on patients independently or with the primary team for those on the inpatient service . The NP will be expected to manage patient care via phone, telemedicine, clinic visits and/or home visits for the outpatient service.
Dayton, OH
Dayton Children's Hospital is the only facility in the region devoted to the health, safety and information needs of children and their families. Dayton Children's is staffed by pediatricians, pediatric specialists and clinical staff with special training and experience in caring for children. In addition, everything from room decor to life-saving equipment in is designed with the comfort of children in mind. As a regional referral center, Dayton Children's draws patients from a 20-county area that includes Ohio and eastern Indiana. Dayton Children's affiliation with Wright State University School of Medicine and accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ensures young patients the finest pediatric care available. Dayton Children's staff of over 200 physicians and residents includes primary care pediatricians as well as subspecialists in over 35 areas of pediatric medicine. Working as a team with the medical staff are more than 3500 employees and volunteers who share a commitment to quality care no matter what their specific titles or duties.