Nurse Practitioner

Job Description:

As a member of a multi-disciplinary care team, the NP/PA functions in the expanded role as a physician extender. The NP/PA works in a physician based team in the Pain Management Center – assists in the performing of procedures in the center. Both Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants will be considered for this role.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Under the supervision of the Pain Physicians, evaluates and medically manages patients in the Pain Center
• May participate in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care in the center.
• Works collaboratively with the bedside nurses in the delivery of quality pain care for chronic pain patients
• In collaboration with other members of the pain management staff the NP/PA establishes standards of care related to the management of chronic and acute pain in the clinical setting and ensures compliance with the state board of nursing and JCAHO
• Performs other duties important to a mid-level position as required and directed.

Required Qualifications:

• Current Massachusetts PA or NP licensure required.
• Current Federal DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substance registrations
• 1-2 years experience with Pain Management
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in the English language

About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
For more information, visit www.steward.org.

Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.