Registered Nurse – Ambulatory Pediatric Palliative Care - RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

10d

About The Position

The Palliative Care RN will provide care coordination, assessments, education, and transitional care management. The RN will work amongst an interdisciplinary supportive care team with consultations from pain, palliative care, hospice, bereavement, and complementary medicine backgrounds. The team will coordinate patient care needs for outpatient, inpatient, and follow-up care including: symptom management, pain management, quality of life assessments, psychosocial support, effective coping strategies, support resources, aromatherapy, music therapy, massage therapy, hypnosis, review of medications, and end of life decision making. The RN will be expected to participate in inpatient rounds, outpatient clinic, and complete some bereavement follow-up care. The RN will establish a consistent, standardized best practice across inpatient and ambulatory settings for these patients and families while improving satisfaction and quality of care for these children. The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills
Skillful in mentoring and teaching

Responsibilities

Provide care coordination, assessments, education, and transitional care management
Work amongst an interdisciplinary supportive care team
Coordinate patient care needs for outpatient, inpatient, and follow-up care
Participate in inpatient rounds, outpatient clinic, and complete some bereavement follow-up care
Establish a consistent, standardized best practice across inpatient and ambulatory settings
Accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care
Function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model
Provide leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts
Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources