Palliative Care Registered Nurse (RN)
VITAS Healthcare
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- Pay
- $61 to $65
- an hour
- Location
- Milpitas, CA
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 27
- Today
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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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The registered nurse is a member of the core interdisciplinary group whose primary function is to assess physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of the seriously ill patient and family. The registered nurse is designated to provide coordination of care, ensure continuous assessment of each patient's and family's needs, and to work with the interdisciplinary group to implement the plan of care. Salary Range: $61-$65/ Hour