Palliative Care Nurse Specialist - Nantucket
Mass General Brigham
Summary
20 hours per week, day shift. The Palliative Care Nurse Specialist is responsible for providing direct patient care and clinical management for patients and families. The Palliative Care Nurse works collaboratively with the Nurse Practitioner Director of PASCON to provide comprehensive palliative care for patients and families. The Palliative Care Nurse Specialist collaborates with physicians, Mid-level providers, nurses, social workers, and other appropriate staff within the hospital organization, as well as with outside agency staff to ensure team-based, coordinated, comprehensive care and seamless transitions for patients in any setting (hospital, home, nursing home).
Job description
Essential Functions
- Works collaboratively with Palliative Care Department Nurse Practitioner Manager to Organize, develop, plan, implement, and evaluate Palliative & Supportive Care Program goals, objectives, policies, and procedures necessary for a comprehensive program, in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate standards.
- Provides high quality direct patient care, including education and counseling, to departmental patients in any setting – home, hospital, office, or nursing home.
- Performs and records the patient history and physical exam and discusses findings with the NP Manager and physician as needed.
- Follows and manages patients (in collaboration with the NP manager and physician) enhancing continuity of care.
- Performs, oversees, and assures completion of specialized procedures mutually agreed upon with collaborating physician.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing required and Master's Degree Nursing preferred. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No. Licenses and Credentials: MA RN license required. Experience: Nursing 2-3 years required; Hospice and palliative nursing care 2-3 years preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong clinical skills.
- Effective collaboration skill ability with all levels.
- Ability to rapidly make accurate decisions, analyze, and interpret information and be willing to be flexible with weekday schedule/patient assignment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to teach and develop others.
- Strong EMR/computer skills.
- Willing to learn/become trained in the field of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
- MA RN license required
- Nursing 2-3 years required
- Strong clinical skills
- Effective collaboration skill ability with all levels
- Ability to rapidly make accurate decisions, analyze, and interpret information
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong EMR/computer skills
- Willing to learn/become trained in Hospice and Palliative Care
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career advancement opportunities
- Differentials
- Premiums
- Bonuses
- Recognition programs
Company overview
Mass General Brigham is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the United States, formed through the merger of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, this academic medical center system operates multiple hospitals, specialty facilities, and community health centers throughout New England. The organization is renowned for its world-class patient care, cutting-edge medical research, and comprehensive medical education programs. As a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham trains the next generation of healthcare professionals while advancing medical science through groundbreaking research initiatives. The system provides a full continuum of healthcare services, from primary care and preventive medicine to complex specialty treatments and emergency services. With a focus on innovation and patient-centered care, Mass General Brigham consistently ranks among the top hospital systems in the nation for clinical excellence and research output.