Palliative Care Nurse Navigator

Palliative Care Nurse Navigator
The Palliative Care Nurse Navigator is a specialized registered nurse who guides patients and their families through serious or life-limiting illnesses. They coordinate care, triage referrals, facilitate goals-of-care discussions, provide education regarding disease processes, and help connect patients to community resources to improve their quality of life.
Minimum Education
* Graduate of an approved school of nursing, B.S.N. preferred.
Minimum Work Experience
* 3 years of professional nursing experience.
* 2 years of palliative or hospice care preferred.
Required Licenses/Certifications
* Current Vermont RN license.
* BLS Certification through American Heart Associations.
* Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) or equivalent certification*
*Or obtained within 2 years of hire.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
* Demonstrates safe knowledge of nursing practice skills at all times based on theory and consistent with policy and procedure.
* Demonstrates specialty knowledge and practice of nursing.
* Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to effectively communicate and relate information to individuals of varying ages from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
* In depth knowledge of utilization management criteria, complex medical and surgical patients, reimbursement and regulatory requirements including CMS guidelines.
* Demonstrated strong attention to detail.
* Demonstrated strong knowledge of basic computer skills.
Pay Range = $38.91 - $56.68