Job Title: Palliative Care Nurse
Reports To: Palliative Care Office Manager/ Palliative Care Provider
Position Overview: The Palliative Care RN/LPN is a member of a strong interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The person in this position will participate with the palliative care team, which is designed to help the medically complex and/or chronically ill patients and family members make informed medical decisions. In collaboration with the medical staff and nursing staff, the Palliative Care Nurse monitors the clinical care of patients and provides support to improve patient care and patient outcomes. Incorporated within each of these role functions, the Palliative Care Nurse is a professional role model, patient advocate, educator and champion for effective patient pain and symptom control.
Qualifications:
1. Graduate of accredited nursing program.
2. Licensed RN or LPN in the State of Alabama.
3. One (1) year clinical experience in nursing or completion of Agency preceptor program.
4. Ability to travel in order to accomplish all duties as outlined in job description.
5. Professional appearance and conduct.
6. Must possess strong communication, organizational, and presentation skills.
7. Able to receive direction and independently follow tasks through with minimal supervision.
8. Ability to access and operate computer systems, including creation of documents, entering data, reading reports, email, etc
9. Detail oriented, able to multi-task, and remain flexible with assignments
10. Maintains professional integrity throughout performance of all job duties.
11. Able to adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the agency
12. Able to act in a kind, decent, respectful manner at all times.
13. Must be able to recognize, support and adhere to all Ivy Creek Healthcare/Ivy Creek Palliative Care policies and procedures.
14. Able to consistently uphold attendance standards
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. The Palliative Care nurse will provide quality, direct palliative care to patients living with serious illness, focusing on relief of symptoms and treatment
a. In this role, the successful candidate Practices in accordance with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) scope and standards of nursing practice
b. Uses his/her clinical expertise to plan the delivery of safe, therapeutic, population-specific patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
c. With the patient and family central to the care, incorporates the unique characteristics and needs of each patient and family member into the care delivery process
d. Provides leadership to the team by orienting and mentoring team members to ensure that quality care is delivered with compassion, dignity, respect, and efficiency
2. Assists with community marketing and education related to promotion of palliative care services.
3. Provides administrative support including telephonic follow up, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to promote wellness and optimize patient outcomes, and data collection
4. Performs other duties as assigned