Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Clinical Coordinator supports patient and physician satisfaction by performing as a Physician Liaison and Patient Educator.

• Physician Liaison – Identifies need for Case Management services through gathering and evaluation of relevant data.
• Coordinates patient's care from admission, through hospitalization, to post-discharge follow-up, in collaboration with the healthcare team to best meet the patient's physical, emotional, evaluation and revision of the plan to achieve optimum patient outcomes.
• Patient Educator – Supports Core Measure Education Requirements.
• Supports any Regulatory Agency’s Required Patient Education.
• Supports Patient Satisfaction Initiatives and Discharge Teaching Requirements including new medications and potential medication‑related side effects, pain control, illness‑related symptoms post‑discharge and how to obtain help if needed.
• Evaluates any knowledge deficit and educates the patient as needed using teach‑back principles.
• Collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, administration, case management, quality improvement, nursing education, and patient satisfaction champions.

• Two to five years of acute hospital experience as a practitioner of nursing and proven competence in adult patient clinical areas.
• Hospice, palliative care, or skilled nursing experience.
• Experience with teaching and/or mentoring.
• Experience in initiation and/or application/utilization of research.
• Current California nurse practitioner license.
• BLS required.
• MSN.
• Advanced preparation in pain management.