RN - Palliative Care - MGH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

22h•$42 - $108•Hybrid

About The Position

The RN - Palliative Care role provides individualized nursing care and is accountable for interpreting the medical care plan, assessing patients and making nursing-care decisions, ensuring care is delivered safely and competently, and evaluating care for groups of patients. The position includes clinical assessment, symptom management, telephone triage, patient and family education, and interdisciplinary care coordination. It involves patient care and requires the ability to assess and prioritize patient needs independently. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week in 8-hour day shifts, with no weekends. The position is hybrid; the posting notes that hybrid work is a potential arrangement in the future. The work location is 32 Fruit Street.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Nursing required; experience cannot be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Massachusetts Registered Nurse License required.
The posting’s experience section lists 0–1 year of clinical nursing experience required.
Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
Knowledge of care required by the age groups served.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Excellent verbal and communication skills.
Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.
The job summary also states a minimum of 3–4 years of clinical nursing experience, with demonstrated skills in clinical assessment, symptom management, telephone triage, patient and family education, and interdisciplinary care coordination.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Experience in an ambulatory or outpatient clinical setting strongly preferred.
Experience in palliative care, oncology, geriatrics, or caring for patients with serious or complex chronic illness is highly desirable.
Strong clinical judgment and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Administer medications and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Modify patient treatment plans based on patients’ responses and conditions.
Provide individualized nursing care and evaluate nursing care for groups of patients.
Assess and prioritize patient needs, including screening and triaging acute patients.