RN Clinician, Palliative Care
About The Position
This specialized nursing role focuses on improving the quality of life for hospitalized patients facing serious, life-limiting illnesses. The palliative care nurse supports the interprofessional palliative care team, conducts daily inpatient rounds, provides clinical support to inpatient nursing and provider teams, and participates in an off-hours on-call rotation. The role includes triage for hospice and palliative care, symptom assessment and management, support for care conferences and transitions to alternative settings, and education for patients, families, and staff. The primary work location will be an assigned operating unit. Travel to various Emory Healthcare hospitals may be required based on guidance from the system lead for Palliative Care.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and 12 months of recent nursing experience within the past five years; alternatively, graduate of an accredited prelicensure Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program with at least two years of experience in oncology, ICU, emergency, hospice, or palliative nursing within the past five years.
- Valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing license approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) designation required within one year of hire.
- Expert communication skills.
- Emotional resilience.
- Strong clinical triage abilities.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) designation is highly recommended.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the hospice and palliative care intake pager and maintain awareness of new patients and issues.
- Round daily on palliative care patients to address complex physical, emotional, and spiritual needs as directed by the physician on duty.
- Visit hospice patients on the inpatient hospice service and engage with nurses, patients, and families to identify care needs.
- Lead, participate in, and follow up on care conferences to clarify goals of care and advance directives as directed by the medical team.
- Partner with the hospice agency assigned to the operating unit, hospitalists, bedside nursing staff and leadership, social workers, chaplains, and discharge planners.
- Work with the interprofessional team to support transitions to alternative settings, including hospice discharge education, supportive care clinic, and ambulatory follow-up.
- Assess symptoms using structured tools and patient and family interviews.
- Recommend palliative and hospice protocols for pain, dyspnea, nausea, and acute distress, and educate bedside nurses on their use.
- Educate patients and families about symptom management and related care topics.
- Educate floor nurses on palliative and hospice protocols, symptom management, and compassion fatigue.
- Support in-services and education for various departments in conjunction with the operating unit medical director.
- Answer clinical questions within the role’s scope.
- Participate in a rotational off-hours on-call schedule to support bedside nurses and the palliative care team in patient care.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- Travel to various Emory Healthcare hospitals as required by guidance from the system lead for Palliative Care.
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Job Type
Full-time
