Palliative Care Nurse

## Palliative Care Nurse Apply:
Remote USA:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R3675
** Job Description
***** A bit more about this role:
*** Devoted Medical was founded on the belief that if we treat each patient like we would our loved ones, we can meaningfully improve healthcare experiences and outcomes for some of America’s most vulnerable patient populations. We help members navigate the healthcare system in a better and safer way. This means getting the right care at the right place at the right time.

Our virtual Palliative Care program serves Devoted members with complex needs and life-limiting illness who otherwise would not have access to specialized palliative care. We pride ourselves on providing highly compassionate, patient-centered goals of care counseling, advanced care planning and symptom management for members projected to be in the final year of life.  We meet patients where they are and support them in defining quality of life, achieving meaningful goals, and transitioning to hospice care.  

Virtual, multi-state palliative care is a novel concept and we are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, experienced palliative care nurse to help build the foundation of our clinical team. Our ideal clinical guide is caring, compassionate, solution-oriented and enthusiastic about providing an outstanding experience for Devoted Health’s members. They have excellent clinical judgment and triage skills. They are ready to innovate, adaptable to a continuously evolving startup environment, and willing to start scrappy, working with the whole Devoted family to create a revolution in healthcare.
*** Responsibilities will include:
**** Engage with patients telephonically and/or via video to provide home-based palliative care rooted in compassionate, evidence-based clinical practice
* Perform essential care coordination and case management tasks (e.g. following up on DME orders, collaborating with home health workers, communicating with PCP, etc.)
* Participate in daily team huddles and weekly palliative rounds with interdisciplinary team
* Maintain patient panel; conduct routine check-ins based on risk stratification or change in health status; refer to palliative social worker and NP as needed
* Collaborate with other Devoted Medical teams as needed to provide the highest quality of integrated care for our shared patients
* Assist with triaging and responding to incoming calls from palliative patients
* Support palliative education initiatives for Devoted Medical employees in collaboration with palliative teammates
* Work closely with your palliative care teammates to support, care for and grow the program, patients, and each other
* This role will be require shift flexibility to cover member based in PST as needed
*** Required skills and experience:
**** Unrestricted RN licensure, compact preferred.
* Ability to get licensed in additional states if requested within 90 days of hire date
* A minimum of 5 years of RN experience, with at least 2 years in hospice or palliative care
* CHPN credential, or ability/ willingness to obtain within first six months of employment
* Willingness to flex between time zones
* Comfortable with technology and a fast-paced environment
* Self-starter with ability to succeed in a work-from-home environment
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred:
* ELNEC or EPEC training
* Bilingual in English and Creole, Spanish, or Vietnamese
* Prior ICU, oncology or geriatrics nursing experience
* Prior inpatient nursing experience
* Prior program development experience

Attributes to success:
* You have great clinical and non-clinical judgment.
* You are thorough and take the time to address the needs of your patients.
* You are deeply empathetic and humanistic, and want to go the last mile for your patients.
* You are comfortable working with members over video and phone
* You can keep track of patients even if you don’t have scheduled visits with them, and follow up on their active issues.
* You enjoy a fast-paced, high-energy, organization. Agility and collaboration are key as we will change and improve quickly.
* You are comfortable engaging and learning new technologies including electronic health records, operating systems and programs (Google Office, Slack). You thrive on knowing your work can help make these technologies better for you and your patients.
* You learn from every experience and are not afraid to fail - that's how you're wired.
* Finally and most…