Supportive Care Triage RN, Palliative Care
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Job Location:
Wake Forest, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 38 - 57
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department:
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Mon - Fri 8-5
Pay Range
$38.20 - $57.30EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with two years experience as an RN required. BSN preferred.
- Palliative care experience preferred. Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Certification preferred.
- Bilingual preference with fluency in Spanish preferred.
LICENSURE CERTIFICATION and/or REGISTRATION:
- Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of applicable state required.
- BLS required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ensures quality patient care by adhering to the policies of WFBMC involving patients and their families in identifying their needs creating a plan to meet those needs and effectively communicating the plan across the continuum of care. Identifies barriers to efficient and effective management of patient care and seeks strategies to remove them.
- Works collaboratively with the ED Care Coordination Inpatient teams Palliative Care and Community Resources to ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time and in the right place. Assesses patient/family needs and facilitates implementation of the appropriate level of engagement.
- Implements outreach efforts to establish and maintain positive working relationships with key hospital team members and community agencies.
- Manages Palliative Care Consult requests by triaging referrals assesses and facilitates the appropriate level of engagement.
- Acts as a resource for staff patients and family members. Develops and leads palliative care education efforts throughout the medical center.
- Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.
- Demonstrates responsibility for personal development by participating in continuing education offerings. Seeks new opportunities for self- improvement. Seeks and applies constructive feedback to improve performance.
- Provides age/developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with Age-Specific guidelines for the specific age groups served.
- Attends team meetings to increase knowledge base including case conference meetings and team development.
- Manages outpatient Palliative Care patient needs. Facilitates scheduling for the Palliative Care Oncology Clinic and Cardiology Clinic-VAD evaluations.
- Serves as a clinical resource to physicians receiving transfer requests through the PAL line.
- Attends biweekly Quality Collaborative with Care Coordination as a subject matter expert to identify proactively priority patients for Palliative Care Consults.
- Collects and maintains up to date patient disposition data. Delivers reports that demonstrate the Palliative Care Programs impact on mortality and readmissions.
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong problem solving decision making and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work in a self-directed environment
- Ability to work with and lead teams
- Demonstrates ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple interruptions
- Expertise in MS Office and ability to prepare program reports efficiently and frequently
- Ability to create and deliver presentations is essential
Our CommitmenttoYou:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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
Proudly serving Wisconsin with 18 hospitals, over 150 clinics and 70 pharmacies across 30 communities. Choose Aurora Health Care for you and your family.
