Fulltime Benefits Weekends Only - Palliative Care PA/NP

Palliative Care Lynchburg

Introduction to the Role and Practice

We are seeking an exceptional and compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dedicated Palliative Care team. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and families during some of their most vulnerable moments.

In this role you will provide holistic and supportive care for patients with advanced illnesses primarily in oncology neurology (stroke dementia etc.) pulmonary (COPD respiratory failure etc.) and gastrointestinal diseases. You ll be part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on improving quality of life and managing symptoms.

You Can Expect

Weekends Only

5 8 patients per day a mix of new admits and follow up patients

2 Physicians and 4 APPs

Collaborate with families patients social workers and care teams across the system

A robust 3-6 month orientation process

Required Qualifications

Experience with disease process

Strong communication skills

Experience with symptom management

End of life care

Advanced care planning

What We Offer

Sign On Bonus

Relocation

Student Loan reimbursement

Malpractice insurance and medical/vision/dental coverage

Matching 403b Retirement account contribution - immediate vesting

Lynchburg VA (Pop. 85000) offers a safe family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse affordable housing from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail biking Blackwater Creek or Percival s Island and activities like boating fishing and camping. Families love local festivals orchards and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia from Lynchburg to Danville Farmville Moneta and Bedford. CMG includes family practices specialists and surgeons in fields such as cardiology neurosurgery psychiatry urology and more.

CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency a training program for future family physicians many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA VCU VCOM and Liberty University.

CMG is proud to launch LEAPP (Leadership Excellence Advocacy Professional Growth and Professionalism) its first clinical advancement program for Advanced Practice Providers. LEAPP offers a flexible two-tiered pathway for professional development aligning provider interests with advancement opportunities and financial incentives.

EOE

Centra Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin age (40 or older) disability genetic information or veterans status.