Job Description
Description:
Job Summary:
In general, the Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator is responsible for screening palliative care referrals/ evaluating the appropriateness of palliative care referrals, gathering patient and family data in preparation for the palliative care consult by the palliative care team, coordinating palliative care consults, assessing member palliative are needs and monitoring the quality of outcomes.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Maintain the integrity of palliative care referrals: Screen, assess and prioritize palliative care consult referrals; Schedule and plan palliative care consults for the palliative care team while being sensitive to time constraints and resource.
Position is onsite at Holy Cross Hospital
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum two (2) years of clinical nursing practice experience required.
Education
- Successful completion of palliative care training within 12 months of hire required, including: pain and symptom management, nutrition and hydration, psychosocial and spiritual care, and hospice.
License, Certification, Registration
This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire
OR
Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse within 18 months of hire
Additional Requirements:
- N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of experience in hospice and palliative care setting preferred.
- Experience in acute care, intensive care, emergency, skilled nursing facility, long-term care or managed care settings preferred.
- B.S.N. preferred.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Hyattsville, MD |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1945 |
| Website | http://www.kp.org/careers |
About Company
At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research.
Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach.
Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.
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