Primary and Palliative Care Registered Nurse; RN or LPN

Job Details

Job Location:

7600 Office South Charlotte - Charlotte, NC 28227
Position Type:
Full Time

Travel Percentage :
Up to 50%
Job Shift: Day

• Conducts nursing assessments within scope of practice
• Monitors patient symptoms, functional status, and disease progression
• Identifies changes in patient condition and communicates findings to the provider
• Initiates transition to hospice with guidance and certification of Medical Director
• Assists with symptom management interventions under provider direction
• Advocates for patient goals, preferences, and advance care planning decisions
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or referrals
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, staff education, and professional development activities
• Serves as a resource and mentor to nursing staff and support personnel as appropriate
• Applies principles of infection control and follows guidelines for universal precautions in accordance with accepted professional practices.

• Coordinates care with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, specialists, home health agencies, hospice providers, and community resources
• Assists with transitions of care following hospitalization or emergency department visits
• Facilitates communication among members of the healthcare team
• Supports continuity of care across multiple care settings

• Participates in patient outreach and follow-up activities
• Assists with care plan implementation and updates
• Supports medication reconciliation efforts
• Documents carer coordination and patient communication activities
• Escalates clinical concerns requiring provider intervention
• Supports compliance with PCM and other care management program requirements

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Documents patient encounters, symptom assessments, interventions, and care coordination activities
• Ensures documentation meets regulatory and organizational standards

• Adheres to all state nursing regulations and organizational policies
• Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations
• Participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Completes required training and competency assessments

May perform other duties as required.

Somewhat independent; work frequently done independently by following practices and procedures while occasionally having work checked with minimal supervision.

• A Diploma or associate degree in nursing is required; bachelor’s degree is preferred for RN.
• A current, active, and unrestricted compact (multistate) license as an LPN or RN is required.
• The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows a registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) to have one multistate license in a primary state of residency (the home state) and to practice in other compact states (remote states), while subject to each state’s practice laws and discipline.
• Current CPR required.
• Minimum 1-year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients required. Experience may include palliative care, hospice, home health, geriatrics, oncology, chronic disease management, and primary care.
• Computer proficiency is required; electronic health records.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal). Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills. Well organized, self-directed, and able to manage time. Flexible, innovative, resourceful, and creative.
• Ability to interact with patients and family members in a varying psychosocial circumstance complicated by the presence of serious or chronic illness. Ability to be diplomatic yet assertive.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and policies, and sound clinical skills.
• Excellent ability to work within a team. Excellent ability to coordinate and foster multi‑interdisciplinary care.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to deal with a variety of variables. Able to interpret various instructions.
• Mathematics Ability:
  Ability to perform basic math skills, use of decimals to compute ratios and percents, and to draw and interpret graphs.

Ability to read a variety of books, journals, magazines, instruction manuals, regulations, interpretive guidelines, and instructions. Ability to prepare memos, reports, and essays using proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Ability to communicate distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis, correct pronunciation (or sign equivalent), and variation in word order using present, perfect, and future tenses.