RN - Palliative Care - MGH
Mass General Brigham
Summary
40 hours per week, 8 hour shifts and no weekends. Hybrid is a potential in the future.
Job description
Job Summary
40 hours per week, 8 hour shifts and no weekends. Hybrid is a potential in the future.
Minimum of 3-4 years of clinical nursing experience required, with demonstrated skills in clinical assessment, symptom management, telephone triage, patient and family education, and interdisciplinary care coordination. Experience in an ambulatory or outpatient clinical setting strongly preferred. Experience in palliative care, oncology, geriatrics, or the care of patients with serious or complex chronic illness is highly desirable. Strong communication, clinical judgment, and organizational skills, including the ability to independently assess and prioritize patient needs, are essential.
Summary
Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessment of patients' clinical decision-making regarding nursing care, assuring nursing care is provided in a safe and competent manner, providing individualized nursing care, and evaluating nursing care for groups of patients.
Essential Functions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Qualifications
Education: Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.
Licenses and Credentials: MA Registered Nurse License required.
Experience: Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
- Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Nursing required
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
- MA Registered Nurse License required
- Minimum of 3-4 years of clinical nursing experience required
- Demonstrated skills in clinical assessment
- Demonstrated skills in symptom management
- Demonstrated skills in telephone triage
- Demonstrated skills in patient and family education
- Demonstrated skills in interdisciplinary care coordination
- Experience in ambulatory or outpatient clinical setting strongly preferred
- Experience in palliative care, oncology, geriatrics, or care of patients with serious or complex chronic illness highly desirable
- Strong communication skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to independently assess and prioritize patient needs
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 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.