Nurse- Palliative Care

The Nurse in Palliative Care at Home provides home-based palliative symptom assessment, treatment, and ongoing goals of care discussions for patients and families facing advanced illness. This role is ideal for nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality, evidence-based complex palliative care in a home setting.

• Pay: $96,461 - $144,692/year
• Location:
  
  New York, NY
• Facility:
  Mount Sinai
• Department/Unit:
  Palliative Care at Home - MSHH
• Schedule:
  
  Full-Time, Day shift

• Work as a member of an interdisciplinary team assessing and addressing the complex care needs of patients and families facing serious illness.
• Visit patients and families in their homes to complete guided assessments, support medical management, address complex symptoms, and coordinate care.
• Provide supportive individual and family counseling to reduce anxiety/stress and symptoms precipitated by advanced illness and hospitalizations.
• Engage patients and caregivers about goals of care, review advance directives, and collaboratively develop treatment plans based on goals.
• Monitor and coordinate care plans in conjunction with the rest of the clinical care team.
• Evaluate medical needs for a caseload of patients and provide them direct in-home care.
• Facilitate visits by the providers remotely as needed.
• Communicate the plan of care to consulting clinicians and PCaH interdisciplinary teams.
• Educate patients/families on the trajectory of illness, use of medications, and assess disease understanding.
• Participate in weekly IDT meetings with the care team.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) required;
  Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) acceptable if matriculated in a BSN program with a graduation date within the year.

• 2+ years of experience managing patients with medically complex and chronic/severe illness.
• Experience working in interdisciplinary care teams.

• Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State.
• Basic Life Saver (BCLS) certification required.

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals and over 400 outpatient practices. They are committed to delivering outstanding patient care and fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. Mount Sinai advances health for all people by tackling complex healthcare challenges and providing high-quality care to all who need it.