Palliative Care RN

Palliative Care RN

Klickitat Valley Health - GOLDENDALE, WA

Overview

Salary Range $42.41 - $69.44 Hourly Position Type Casual Job Shift Days 8 hr Shift

Description

GENERAL SUMMARY :

The Palliative Care Nurse provides Palliative Care Services to patients in the clinic, hospital, and community settings. The Nurse must be able to think and work independently, creatively, and productively with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare workers. This work will be complex both broadly conceptual and, at times, tedious and detailed requiring a mature, holistic approach to be successful. The Nurse is primarily responsible for coordinating and expediting care for palliative care patients; effectively communicating with patients, providers, and community support organizations to coordinate and facilitate a comprehensive plan of care; and facilitating a shared goal model within and across settings to achieve coordinated, high-quality care that is patient/family centered. The Nurse demonstrates excellence in customer service during interactions with patients, families, and other customers. Casual positions are not eligible for benefits.

Qualifications

Minimum Education, Training & Experience (includes licenses or certifications):

• Must be an accredited nursing school graduate with an active/current RN license in Washington State.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License.

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• At least one (1) year of recent full time experience providing direct patient care in an outpatient or acute care medical setting preferred, as well as one (1) year End of life Care experience

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES (but not limited to):

• Upload health information into patient charts, take vital signs, weights, physical assessments, INR and Blood Sugar Monitoring, reconcile medications, and other nursing services as needed
• Place follow-up calls to patients, families, providers, pain clinic, home health coordinators, and all other entities as needed
• Attend monthly Palliative Care Meetings and conference calls
• Assist with Palliative Care Community events and trainings
• Meet with patients and families in their homes as needed
• Help assist with developing a patient centered care plan with patient's wishes/goals, along with interventions
• Be an advocate for the patient and family suffering from a serious life limiting illness
• Schedule Advance Care Planning Meetings as needed, and fill out required documentation
• Deploy remote patient monitoring technology and monitor utilization
• Connect patients/families with local and regional resources (e.g. Meals on Wheels, Senior Services, Mt. Adams Transportation).