Palliative Nurse Navigator

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Palliative Nurse Navigator in collaboration with the palliative care providers/clinicians providing quality and specialty palliative care to patients and their loved ones. This care includes: ongoing assessment of patient and family needs including the 8 domains of palliative care and connecting patients and families to available resources within the health system and in the community.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Graduate of licensed school of nursing;
• RN with at least 5 years of clinical experience in a relevant clinical specialty.
• Proficient computer skills- proficiency in Google, Microsoft, EPIC
• Strong organizational, time management, critical thinking RN skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in interactions with providers,
• Clinicians, patients, and their families.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• BSN

Licenses and Certifications

Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse.