Teaching Associate, Advanced Practice Provider, Part-Time, Palliative Care


Position Overview


School / Campus / College: School of Medicine

Organization: Family Medicine

Title: Teaching Associate, Advanced Practice Provider, Part-Time, Palliative Care


Position Details


Position Description

The Department of Family Medicine (DFM) at the University of Washington School of Medicine is recruiting for one (1) part-time Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) at the rank of Teaching Associate to join the Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service (PCC). This will be a 0.6 FTE position with an anticipated start date of February 1, 2025, or soon thereafter.

Teaching Associates hold annual appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30) and may be reappointed to subsequent annual terms. Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.

Standards of Practice and Performance

  • Provide timely initial patient and family assessment for palliative care consults
  • Facilitates the palliative care consultation meeting with interprofessional palliative care team in collaboration with the primary and other consulting clinical teams
  • Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of palliative care interventions, including acute and chronic pain and symptom management
  • Collaborate with the Palliative Care team, primary care provider (PCP), and other providers to ensure coordination and continuity of care across settings and over time
  • Attend appropriate clinical meetings to serve as a resource for staff and to identify potential PCCS patients
  • Facilitates collaboration with the PCCS at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC) to ensure continuity of care and coordinate shared UWMC-ML/FHCC PCCS meetings as needed
  • Provides patient and/or family with health education, counseling and referrals to other health professionals and community resources as appropriate
  • Participates as a key member of the interdisciplinary team through the development of collaborative and innovative practices and evaluation of patient care outcomes
  • Evaluates quality outcomes for the PCCS through participation in the development of palliative care quality indicators

Salary

The base salary range for position will be: $9,167-$15,000 per month ($110,000 - $180,000 annually) to be pro-rated based on FTE and commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. This range is inclusive of base salary provided through the UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan, in addition to base salary provided by the University. Please note that only compensation provided by the University is included in University benefit determinations and calculations. Compensation provided by the UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan may provide eligibility for separate benefits offered by that organization.

For practitioners holding an appointment with the UW Physicians practice plan, see this link for additional benefits that may be available: https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UWP-Benefits-Summary-for-recruitingef-edits-v3.pdf

Qualifications

  • Current and valid licensure as an ARNP or PA-C in Washington state
  • Graduate Degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistant Program
  • Nationally certified ARNP/PA-C with DEA
  • Minimum of 6 months experience working in Palliative Care and/or evidence of advanced training in Palliative Care (e.g., Certificate Course Training in Palliative Care)

Instructions

Interested applicants should apply with a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, contact information for at least two references, and a statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion (i.e., diversity statement).

Inquiries should be directed to James Fausto, M.D., Medical Director of Palliative Care for UW Medicine at jfausto@uw.edu

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.