Description:

This foundational session explores the landscape of clinical staffing in home‑based care, especially for physicians and APNs. It integrates role-specific competencies (e.g., autonomy, home‑visit logistics, cultural competence) and introduces systemic and organizational barriers affecting recruitment.

Learning Outcomes:

• Define the core roles, competencies, and field‑specific demands of physicians and APNs delivering care in the home (e.g., autonomous clinical decision‑making, mobile EHR proficiency, navigating varied home environments).  
• Identify key recruitment challenges across hospice, palliative care, and broader home‑based primary care, including limited candidate pools, mission‑alignment needs, and the complexity of assessing field‑readiness.