Registered Nurse – Palliative Care - RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

2d•$36 - $59•Hybrid

About The Position

The Palliative Medicine Registered Nurse (RN) collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care of adult patients and families with various types of chronic and life limiting disease. The RN is accountable for the delivery of direct patient care including patient education, assessment, care planning, and coordination. The RN will work with the interdisciplinary team to support care of the population in the ambulatory and hospital settings. Individuals applying for this position should be comfortable with ambiguity and enthusiastic about being a partner in expanding and defining the role of the registered nurse in this dynamic practice. 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. A subset of employees may be required to drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN)
Comfortable with ambiguity
Enthusiastic about being a partner in expanding and defining the role of the registered nurse in this dynamic practice
Excellent communication skills
Skillful in mentoring and teaching
State licensure (for TN sponsorship)
Completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification (for TN sponsorship)

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive care of adult patients and families with various types of chronic and life limiting disease.
Deliver direct patient care including patient education, assessment, care planning, and coordination.
Support care of the population in the ambulatory and hospital settings.
Coordinate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
Support professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
Function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, including accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
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.
Participate on committees or projects.
Drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role (for a subset of employees).