Sign on Bonus of ___!!!

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program

• Effectively utilizes the nursing process to manage patients with chronic disease within the Palliative Care Clinic

• Assumes responsibility and accountability for care plan effectiveness and client outcome.
• Assesses medication adherence when patient specific goals are not met.
• Based on collaboration with patient and assessment, defines nursing diagnosis and plan of care or communicates with provider for medical advice and plan of care.
• Implements care plan.
• Work with patients and families on self-management support including short and long term goal setting for self-management of chronic disease and health behavior change and coordinates their care across the continuum.
• Screens potential patients for appropriate entry into the palliative care program.
• Initiates and follows through with interdisciplinary care team.
• Collaborates with the primary care provider, the palliative care team, and other members of the healthcare team to engage the clients in health promotion and health care maintenance needs (i.e. smoking cessation, immunization needs).
• Continuously evaluates patient progress, readjusts communication method with patient, pursues goal setting, evaluates and adjusts plan of care accordingly.
• Partners with the clinic and/or family to determine their perceptions of priority health care progress toward established goals utilizing structured care methodologies.
• Assesses the client’s emotional status, cognitive status, and learning readiness within the client’s environment to augment the holistic plan of care.
• Facilitates mutual goal setting and goal-directed interactions with the client/family.
• Collaborates with community resource persons to deliver services that promote quality outcomes and continuity of care.
• Assumes the patient advocacy role to identify and resolve issues within the healthcare delivery system. Collaborates routinely with primary provider (MD’s) and the interdisciplinary team regarding the client’s progress and changing needs/ desires.
• Provides for safe patient transitions and hand offs through effective communication with patient, family and RN/or other care provider – including the patient and family in communications related to their cares.