Registered Nurse – Palliative Care - RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

1d•$36 - $59

About The Position

Mayo Clinic is a top-ranked healthcare provider dedicated to putting patients first and investing in its employees with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. This role involves providing comprehensive care to adult patients and families with chronic and life-limiting diseases within both ambulatory and hospital settings. The Palliative Medicine Registered Nurse (RN) collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, delivering direct patient care, including education, assessment, care planning, and coordination. The position requires the RN to be accountable for coordinating nursing care, supporting professional nursing practice, and functioning within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model. The role involves leadership through preceptor roles, informal/formal leadership, and quality improvement efforts. Delegation of patient care is based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability. Excellent communication, mentoring, and teaching skills are essential, with opportunities to participate in committees and projects. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship, requiring state licensure and VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

Graduate of a nursing program, as recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
One year of RN experience required.
All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with a RN start date of April 1, 2020 and after must provide documented evidence of program completion of the baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program within five years from the last day of the month of the RN start date.
BSN preferred.
Minimum two years direct patient care experience required.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) required.
Strong leadership, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
Must be able to adapt to change, be comfortable with ambiguity, and willing to be flexible.
Current RN license by applicable state requirements.
BLS (Basic Life Support) must be valid for 90 days post start date; acceptable certifications include: American Heart Association (AHA)/ Heartcode® BLS, Military Training Network, Red Cross (CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers).
Additional state licensure(s) and/or specialty certification/training as required by the work area.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to 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.