Nurse Practitioner Fellow - Palliative Care (1 year fellowship)

Elements of the Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship include:

• Mentoring by expert advanced palliative nurses and interdisciplinary team members that include physicians, psychologists, social workers, chaplains, and pharmacists.
• The fellowship conforms to the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Standards of Clinical Education of Hospice and Palliative Nurses.
• Fellows receive a salary and full benefits for 1 year from 7/1/2025-6/30/2026.
• Fellows attend a summer intensive classroom curriculum in the early months of fellowship that covers principles and domains of palliative care. For the remainder of the year fellows have ½ days didactic sessions monthly.
• Clinical rotations will include: inpatient Palliative Care Service at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Adult Palliative Care Clinic, home and inpatient hospice, and community-based palliative care.
• Elective rotations designed by fellow.
• Retreats for fellows on Teaching, Resiliency, and Leadership
• Scholarly projects that are assigned include:
  • Quality improvement project
  • Presentation at Palliative Care Grand Rounds
  • Submission of an abstract and attendance at the 2026 Annual Assembly http://aahpm.org/meetings/assembly
• Preparation and presentation to a small group on a clinical topic
• Participation in Nursing seminars

• Masters or Doctorate in Nursing from an accredited program by January 2025.
• Board certified or board-eligible by January 31, 2025:
• Adult/Geriatric Primary Care, Adult Acute Care or Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Licensure as a Certified Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts required before start of fellowship (July 1, 2025).
• Prescriptive authority for controlled substances in MA with DEA registration required before start of fellowship.
• Prior experience as Nurse Practitioner preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fulfillment of all requirements including didactics curriculum and scholarly assignments of the Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship.
• Comply with all job requirements of DFCI Nurse Practitioner.

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