Nurse- Palliative Care at Home-Full Time Days

Description

Palliative Care at Home provides home based palliative symptom assessment treatment and ongoing goals of care discussions for patients and families facing advanced illness. The full clinical team is comprised of CHWs NPs nurses social workers and physicians. The team works in collaboration with patients healthcare teams to provide high quality evidence based complex palliative care and chronic care management and is designed to improve symptoms and QOL reduce caregiver burden reduce unnecessary inpatient utilization and facilitate hospice when appropriate. Nurses responsible for providing high quality evidence based complex chronic care management and palliative care in patients homes.

Work as member of interdisciplinary team assessing and addressing the complex care needs of patients and
families facing serious illness.
Visits with an caseload of patients and families in their homes to complete guided assessments support
medical management address complex symptoms and coordinate care.
Provides supportive individual and family counselling to reduce anxiety/stress and symptoms precipitated
by advanced illness and hospitalizations.
Engages patients and caregivers about goals of care reviews advance directives and collaborately
develop treatment plans based on goals
Monitor and coordinate care plans in conjunction with the rest of the clinical care team.
Evaluates medical needs for caseload of patients provide them direct in home care
Facilitate visits by the providers remotely as needed
Communicate plan of care to consulting clinicians and PCaH interdisciplinary teams
Educates patient/family on trajectory of illness use of medications assesses disease understanding
Participate in weekly IDT meeting with care team
Documentation as required
Performs other related duties as assigned

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing program. Bachelors Degree in Nursing. (BSN) Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN who is matriculated in a BSN Program with a graduation date within the year. Any Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN with Nursing experience must be approved by the CNO
• Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application
• Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State
• Name: Basic Life Saver (BCLS) Issuing Agency: AHA
• 2 years of experience managing patients with medically complex and chronic/severe illness

• Experience working in interdisciplinary care teams

  Preferred:

• Bachelors degree in nursing
• Palliative care/hospice experience
• CPR/ACLS certification
• Spanish speaking proficiency/fluency

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $96461.00 - $144692.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including experience education and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Required Experience:

IC