Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Palliative Medicine - Marietta, GA

Wellstar Medical Group is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Palliative Medicine team at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center in Marietta, Georgia. This is a full-time position working alongside an established, comprehensive palliative medicine program that is the most extensive in Georgia.

Clinical Setting

Wellstar's Palliative Medicine program operates across multiple care settings within the health system:

• Inpatient consultation teams at 5 hospitals throughout the system, offering academic, urban, and suburban practice environments
• Outpatient comprehensive care clinics, including a second palliative medicine clinic in LaGrange, Georgia (expected summer 2021)
• Dedicated nursing home palliative medicine team
• Expanding home-based palliative care program covering 28 zip codes in northwest metro Atlanta, led by 4 experienced APPs
• Nationally recognized end-of-life care through Wellstar Hospice with 3 inpatient hospice units

The multidisciplinary team includes 16 physicians, 8 APPs, 4 social workers, 4 fellows, and 1 chaplain.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert comprehensive palliative care and support at any stage of the healthcare journey
• Work with the inpatient consultation teams and outpatient clinics
• Help patients transition to home-based palliative care and hospice when indicated
• Collaborate with colleagues in ICU, heart failure, LVAD, oncology, hospital medicine, and emergency medicine
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to teaching and system-wide advancement of palliative medicine

Schedule

• 7 days on / 7 days off rotation
• Day shift (United States of America)

Required Qualifications

• Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant certification

Support and Development

Wellstar emphasizes mentorship of new providers, early career support, professional development, and provider wellness. Educational opportunities include teaching roles, system-wide advancement opportunities, and support for continued education in palliative medicine. The program includes a GME Palliative Medicine fellowship that accepts 4 fellows annually, with residents from other programs rotating throughout the year.