Palliative Care Registered Nurse (RN)

About the company

VITAS Healthcare

Hospital & health care · 10,001+ employees

What you'll do

• Completes initial and on-going comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessment of the patient and family to identify needs and areas for intervention.  
• Ensures appropriate referrals to specialists when indicated and support adherence to treatment plan, including physician visits for evaluation and on-going management.  
• Assists patients in accessing appropriate services and resources in the community to improve their overall health and well-being.  
• Educates patient and family to enhance understanding of disease processes and plan of care, including discussion of treatment options to ensure informed decision making.  
• Provides emotional support and counseling to patients and their families to improve transitions, adjustment to illness and adherence to treatment plan.  
• Evaluates the patient’s physical and emotional recovery after treatment utilizing appropriate resources as needed. 
• Empowers patients to take control of their health care by encouraging appropriate goal-setting and discussions about advance care planning/development of advance directives.  
• Builds relationships with other clinicians involved in the patients’ care.  
• Promotes patient-centered approach to care.  
• Partners with healthcare team to manage transitions of care between hospital, primary and specialty care.  
• Facilitates proactive discharge planning or follow-up to promote better outcomes, decreased length of stay and reduced readmission rates.  
• Protects patient rights to privacy and safeguard confidentiality when releasing patient information. 
• All other duties as assigned. 
• Competitive compensation 
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance 
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts 
• Life insurance 
• 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match 
• Cancer and/or critical illness benefit 
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Paid Time Off 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Legal Insurance 
• Roadside Assistance 
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as Registered Nurse 
• 1–2 years of nursing experience in a community-based setting, such as home health, rehabilitation, hospice, or palliative care, preferred.
• Knowledge of the interdisciplinary team concept. 
• Experience in patient education, planning, and management desired. 
• Exceptional communication and customer service skills. 
• Reliable transportation, current state driver’s license and automobile insurance. 
• Bilingual a plus. 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred. 
• Current and Valid Registered Nurse License in the state position is based. 
• BLS certification required

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