Job description

JOB SUMMARY: The palliative care registered nurse is responsible to work in collaboration with patients, their families and other caregivers, the patient’s primary care physician, and other specialists as appropriate, in an active practice to deliver episodic acute care and chronic medical management for patients with progressive illnesses under the direction of the Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), or as directed by the plan of care and regulations of a patient’s home health episode, or hospice episode.

Essential Functions

• Provides and documents medically necessary services in accordance with provider (i.e. physician, APN) orders.
• Assess the patient’s and family caregiver’s needs and coordinates appropriate services (i.e. DME, home health care, hospice, etc.) as required either prior to the patient’s transition home from an acute care stay (hospital, SNF), or at any point in their care continuum post-acute.
• Develops a plan of care in collaboration with the palliative care APN based on his/her treatment plan that maximizes the health potential as part of a patient’s home health episode.
• Assists in all facets of care coordination for referrals.
• Provides disease management instruction and education to patients and their families.
• Provides clinical guidance to facility staff relative to patient care issues, assessments, and interventions within scope of practice.
• Participates with care setting’s interdisciplinary team as appropriate (i.e. clinical standup, QAPI, care coordination, clinical instruction, utilization committee, re-hospitalization committee, etc.).
• Obtains necessary medical information regarding the patient’s health status, current medications, and goals of care from appropriate sources.
• Acts as a clinical resource to coordinate complex cases for safe and appropriate transition to other care settings.
• May coordinate additional services with palliative care APN to assist client and family during any transition.
• Reviews Adoray Healthcare’s policies and services with referred patients and/ or family caregivers or authorized patient representative and obtains consent for medical care.
• Communicates with the Intake Nurse and the Palliative Care Coordinator to determine staffing capabilities.
• Communicates essential patient information to care setting clinicians who will be initiating care.
• Provides training and continuing education for staff.
• Assists in development of clinical practice guidelines/standards in support of quality care.
• May assist with obtaining Physician orders as required.
• Responds to inquiries regarding care services and programs to accurately identify the needs of each patient.
• May have access to and use of personal health information (“PHI”) as necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities.
• Assists with remote patient monitoring
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $36.00 - $49.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental schedule:

• On call

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Wisconsin RN (Required)

Work Location: On the road

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