Registered Nurse II, Palliative Care
About The Position
Assessment and monitoring of patient's physical and emotional status. Providing emotional and psychological support to patients and their families. Working collaboratively with a team of healthcare professionals to manage the patient'scare. Educating patients and their families on the nature of the illness, the progress of the disease, and end-of-life care. Providing guidance for healthcare decisions, including advance care planning and legal and ethical issues. Coordinating resources and services available to both the patient and their family. Participating in regular reviews of the patient's care plan to ensure it is meeting the patient's needs. Coordinate referrals to other healthcare professionals and services as needed. Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in the hospital. Develops, implements, and coordinates a plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors. Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. Adheres to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- RN-Registered Nurse for the state where care is provided
- BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- 2 years of recent relevant experience.
- Demonstrated general knowledge and competence with regard to nursing theories, concepts and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
- Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, best practices regarding patient care and privacy, and changes in local/state/federal regulations.
- Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
- Time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize patient care, assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and practices to achieve objectives and meet time sensitive activities.
- Basic knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook).
- Work independently as well as be part of the team, while accomplishing multiple interventions in an ever-changing environment.
- Ability to communicate and engage team members, patients and families in a variety of stressful situations.
- Use existing procedures and critical thinking to identify and solve routine or complex problems.
- Ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (PHI).
- Build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.
- Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Assessment and monitoring of patient's physical and emotional status.
- Providing emotional and psychological support to patients and their families.
- Working collaboratively with a team of healthcare professionals to manage the patient'scare.
- Educating patients and their families on the nature of the illness, the progress of the disease, and end-of-life care.
- Providing guidance for healthcare decisions, including advance care planning and legal and ethical issues.
- Coordinating resources and services available to both the patient and their family.
- Participating in regular reviews of the patient's care plan to ensure it is meeting the patient's needs.
- Coordinate referrals to other healthcare professionals and services as needed.
- Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in the hospital.
- Develops, implements, and coordinates a plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors.
- Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications.
- Adheres to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations to promote an optimal patient experience.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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