Registered Nurse - Palliative Care - Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Everett, WA – Seeking Palliative Care Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse, you play a vital role in our mission to improve lives. Provide expert nursing assessment and care coordination, including working with physicians, case managers, patients, and families to ensure care aligns with patient goals, values, and preferences. At Vituity we know the impact you can have.

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett – Everett, Washington

• Perform comprehensive bedside nursing assessments.
• Evaluate symptom burden, functional status, psychosocial needs, and treatment response.
• Monitor patient progress and communicate recommendations to the palliative care physician.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized care plans.
• Coordinate transitions of care and discharge planning.
• Introduce patients and families to palliative care services.
• Facilitate advance care planning discussions.
• Assist with POLST, Advance Directives, and Durable Power of Attorney documentation.
• Participate in family meetings and goals‑of‑care conversations.
• Support shared decision‑making and alignment of treatment plans with patient preferences.
• Coordinate and schedule family meetings.
• Participate in ethics consultations.
• Educate patients and families regarding palliative care and hospice services.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and symptom management.
• Serve as a resource regarding hospice, end‑of‑life care, and the dying process.
• Counsel caregivers regarding home hospice and caregiving responsibilities.
• Assist with hospice, home‑based palliative care, long‑term care, and post‑acute placement.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and care planning.
• Support education of residents and medical students.
• Track quality and program metrics.

• Current active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the state of practice required.
• Minimum two years of clinical nursing experience required.
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills required.
• Demonstrated clinical competence and professional judgment required.
• CHPN certification preferred.
• Experience in palliative care, hospice, oncology, geriatrics, critical care, or hospital medicine preferred.
• Experience facilitating advance care planning discussions preferred.
• Experience teaching learners and interdisciplinary teams preferred.
• Advanced patient assessment skills.
• Knowledge of palliative care and hospice principles.
• Serious illness communication expertise.
• Care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Conflict resolution and family meeting facilitation.
• Knowledge of community resources and care transitions.
• EHR proficiency and documentation excellence.
• Ability to prioritize multiple competing demands.
• Psychosocial assessment, counseling, grief, and bereavement support.
• Knowledge of hospice eligibility and community resources.
• Ability to identify surrogate decision makers and support healthcare proxy designation.
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to educate medical students and residents.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel - intermediate-advanced, PowerPoint, Access).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Polished public speaking skills with an ability to present to all types of audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Understanding of hospital and palliative care operations. Subject matter expertise in palliative care operations and process improvement.
• Ability to perform daily functions with little supervision, working in a remote environment, and understanding when to elevate issues where appropriate.
• Demonstrated self‑learner interested in continued professional development and personal growth.
• Strong organizational and customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain impeccable records and to sustain strong attention to detail.

Salary range for this role is $42.80 – $53.51. Please speak with a recruiter for more…