Pediatric Hospice & Palliative RN Case Manager

Pediatric Palliative Care RN Case Manager

Join a team that is changing how children with serious illnesses and their families experience healthcare.

At United Kids, we believe comfort and quality of life should never be an afterthought. Help us expand access to compassionate, specialized pediatric care that supports children, empowers families, and honors what matters most.

United Hospice is seeking a compassionate, clinically skilled Registered Nurse Case Manager to join our growing community-based pediatric program, United Kids.

At United Hospice, we believe every child deserves to live as comfortably and fully as possible, every family deserves to feel supported, and every moment matters.

Through United Kids, we are expanding access to specialized pediatric palliative care, helping children with serious or life-limiting illnesses receive the care and support they need.

This is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and families navigating complex medical conditions. Working alongside a collaborative interdisciplinary team to help children remain at home and engaged in the activities and relationships that matter most to them.

We are looking for a nurse who is passionate about pediatric care, enjoys clinical problem-solving, values family partnerships, and wants to help build a community-based pediatric palliative care.

Key Responsibilities

Pediatric Palliative Nursing & Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive, skilled nursing care to pediatric patients with serious, complex, or life-limiting illnesses in home and community settings.
• Perform initial, comprehensive, and ongoing nursing assessments addressing physical, developmental, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and update individualized plans of care in partnership with the child, family, attending providers, and interdisciplinary team.
• Provide proactive assessment and management of pain and other complex symptoms, including respiratory distress, agitation, nausea, feeding difficulties, seizures, anxiety, and other symptoms associated with serious illness.
• Monitor changes in clinical status, anticipate potential complications, and coordinate appropriate interventions to promote comfort, safety, and quality of life.
• Administer medications and treatments and provide education regarding medication administration, medical equipment, and symptom management.
• Perform skilled nursing procedures appropriate to the child's condition and plan of care.
• Promote continuity of care and help families navigate the healthcare system.
• Assist with the adult population when needed.

Concurrent Care & Care Coordination

• Support children and families receiving concurrent care, allowing eligible children to access hospice services while continuing curative or disease-directed treatment.
• Collaborate with pediatric specialists, primary care providers, hospital teams, and community-based providers to coordinate comprehensive care.
• Help families understand available services and treatment options while respecting their goals, values, and preferences.
• Coordinate admissions, hospital discharges, transitions between care settings, and changes in level of care.
• Facilitate access to medical equipment, medications, supplies, therapies, and community resources necessary to support care at home.
• Advocate for the child's needs and help reduce barriers to accessing community-based pediatric services.

Family Education & Support

• Establish trusting relationships with children and families through compassionate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed care.
• Provide education and guidance to parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers regarding the child's condition, anticipated changes, medications, treatments, and symptom management.
• Empower caregivers with the knowledge and confidence to provide care at home.
• Support families in navigating difficult decisions, changes in health status, and evolving goals of care.
• Provide emotional support and connect families with appropriate interdisciplinary resources.
• Support children and families through all stages of their healthcare journey, including end-of-life care when appropriate.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, home health aides, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in interdisciplinary group meetings, case conferences, and care planning discussions.
• Communicate changes in patient condition and coordinate timely follow-up with appropriate providers.
• Promote continuity and consistency of care across settings and throughout the course of illness.

Required Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in New York State.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional pediatric nursing experience preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, and care-coordination abilities.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel throughout the community.
• Ability to work independently while functioning effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Commitment to family-centered, compassionate, and culturally responsive care.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric hospice or palliative care experience.
• Experience caring for children with complex medical needs, developmental disabilities, congenital conditions, neurologic disorders, or technology dependence.
• Experience with pediatric pain and symptom management.
• Hospice or community-based nursing experience.
• Certification in pediatric nursing, hospice and palliative nursing, or a related specialty.

United Hospice, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer