Registered Nurse (RN) - Palliative Care

MaineHealth•Scarborough, ME

About The Position

The Palliative Care Registered Nurse is an essential member of an interdisciplinary team supporting patients and families living with serious illnesses. The nurse coordinates personalized care, conducts comprehensive symptom assessments, provides education about disease processes and treatment options, and helps ensure medical decisions align with each patient's goals, values, and priorities. Through meaningful conversations, family meetings, and close collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the nurse serves as an advocate and resource for patients and their loved ones. The MH Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care role provides high-quality care to patients and families who call or present for care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse also performs a wide variety of patient care services to assist physicians and advanced practice practitioners in delivering excellent care. The RN II level is competent in the clinical role and has demonstrated the ability to care for most patients assigned. Although an RN II may not be able to care for every patient type in the area of hire, they demonstrate how to obtain appropriate resources to develop the required skills and knowledge over time. Advancement from RN I to RN II is automatic after one year, provided the nurse is in good standing and meets RN I requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current applicable state Registered Professional Nurse license.
Current BLS certification, or ability to obtain it within 30 days of the start date.
One year of recent RN experience.
For automatic advancement from RN I to RN II: be in good standing and meet RN I requirements; onboarding requirements, including the New Grad Residency where available, must be complete.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate personalized care for patients and families living with serious illnesses.
Conduct comprehensive symptom assessments.
Provide education on disease processes and treatment options.
Help ensure medical decisions align with patients' goals, values, and priorities.
Participate in meaningful conversations and family meetings.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and serve as an advocate and resource for patients and their loved ones.
Provide patient and family care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Perform patient care services to assist physicians and advanced practice practitioners.