Registered Nurse - Palliative Care
About The Position
Qualifications Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. Baccalaureate degree preferred. Work Experience : Minimum of two years' clinical experience required. Current Mississippi RN license required. National board certification in hospice and palliative nursing or eligible preferred. Previous clinical experience working with pain management and patients with serious, progressive illness preferred.. Skills Abilities : Knowledge of end of life care, including advance care planning, pain and symptom control of the terminally ill and bereavement care issues preferred. Other skills required include an ability to organize, supervise and carry out objectives of the Palliative Care Program. Employee must demonstrate ability to recognize patients' individual needs based on medical conditions, age (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric), limitations and planned procedures. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills; professional affiliations. License & Cert : Current Mississippi RN license required.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- Minimum of two years' clinical experience required
- Current Mississippi RN license required
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- professional affiliations
Nice To Haves
- Baccalaureate degree preferred
- National board certification in hospice and palliative nursing or eligible preferred
- Previous clinical experience working with pain management and patients with serious, progressive illness preferred
- Knowledge of end of life care, including advance care planning, pain and symptom control of the terminally ill and bereavement care issues preferred
Responsibilities
- organize, supervise and carry out objectives of the Palliative Care Program
- recognize patients' individual needs based on medical conditions, age (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric), limitations and planned procedures
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
