Description

The Section of Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center seeks a Palliative Care APP to join our interdisciplinary Palliative Care Service. Our team is comprised of Palliative Medicine physicians, APPs, coordinating RNs, chaplains, social workers, and healing arts. You will join an established and nationally recognized team committed to promoting excellence and innovation in clinical care, education, and research. Many of our faculty have completed Faculty Development Training and teach communication that focuses on building progressive skills with a learner-centric and interactive approach, based on VitalTalk principles. This position will practice at the academic medical center in Lebanon, NH.

We seek clinicians with the following attributes:

• A proven track record of sophisticated communication skills
• Expertise in symptom management
• Effective collaboration within an interdisciplinary framework
• APP fellowship training or experience in palliative medicine

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities will include inpatient consultations and follow-ups
• Core Faculty member for our Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
• All APPs at this location will carry a 10% teaching responsibility and will receive an academic appointment at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College

Qualifications:

• Board-certification as an FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, or PA
• Completion of a Palliative Medicine APP Fellowship, or at least 2 years of experience in palliative medicine
• Discipline-specific Advanced Practice Palliative Care Certification or eligibility for certification within one year
• Ability to obtain/maintain NH and VT licensure and federal DEA

What New Hampshire has to offer you:

• Four seasons and an outdoor lifestyle
• Access to major cities and airports
• Proximity to mountains and hiking trails
• Driving distance to the seacoast
• An abundance of local lakes for boating and swimming

About Us:

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the academic medical center for the Dartmouth Health system, is home to a breadth of clinical specialties, clinics, programs, facilities, and leading-edge research initiatives. As a source of hope and healing for our region, we are committed to delivering world-class care to everyone who enters our doors through a personalized approach that ensures every patient, family, and staff member is heard and respected.

DHMC’s clinical excellence is exemplified by our expertise across a broad range of specialties and sub-specialties, and a growing body of clinical research that translates into superlative patient care and positive outcomes. Our highly collaborative culture engages physician-researchers across the Medical Center, who integrate their research activities with a holistic care model that engages families in every aspect of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. As an organization with deep roots in the Upper Valley community, we work to promote better health and health equity for all through a combination of support services, community partnerships, and population health programs that reflect the unique demographics and spirit of our region.

On our Lebanon campus-and in our work throughout the Dartmouth Health system-we make a solemn promise to advocate for our patients, promote effective collaboration among our colleagues, advance healthcare delivery through groundbreaking research, and help those we serve to lead brighter and healthier lives.

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.