Palliative Care LPN
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Job Location:
Greenwood, IN - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 28 - 30
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Palliative Care Nurse is an integral part of the care team necessary to facilitate coordination in care education and to provide ongoing support to the IDT as well as patient/family regardless of care setting (i.e. inpatient home or clinic).
Reports To
Palliative Care Director
Qualifications
- LPN licensure in the state of SC
- Office experience preferred
- Previous experience and training in Palliative Care
- Experience in the care of patients with advanced illness
Duties/ Responsibilities
- Serves as a member of the Inpatient and Community Palliative Care Team
- Available as resource for patients families and medical community regarding palliative care and end of life care
- Participates in regularly scheduled meetings of Palliative Care Team
- Assists in management and scheduling of Palliative Care referrals for both inpatient and outpatient care
- Assists in scheduling of family care conferences
- Assists with in-services and education for physicians and the community on Palliative Care
- Collaborates and assists hospital case managers with discharge planning on referred patients
- Provides required documentation of services provided
- Provides staffing for the Supportive Care Clinic
- Coordinates and assists physician and Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care Clinic
- Conducts principal care management follow up calls and provides updates to nurse practitioners/IDT as necessary
- Performs prior authorizations as needed on medication services provided within the clinic
- Assists with data collection and reports related to services provided by Palliative Care Program
- Supports the overall culture of the organization
- Participates in organization sponsored events
- Performs related duties as assigned or as needs arise
Subject to a post employment background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Nursing Home Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Math
- Computer Skills
- Caregiving
- Vital Signs Experience
- Medical Terminology
- Rota Management
- Mentoring
- Leadership Skill
About Company
Care of the Piedmont provides high-quality, professional and innovative inpatient, in-home, hospice and palliative care services to patients living in the Piedmont areas of South Carolina. We are proud to have a 5-star rating from medicare.gov.
