What are the responsibilities and job description for the Palliative Care Coordinator, RN position at Mercy?
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Overview:
The Palliative Care and Hospice Coordinator coordinates patient care within the Hospice and Palliative Care program, including outpatient clinic, consult service, inpatient hospice unit, and outpatient hospice. Responsibilities include attending care management rounds and interdisciplinary meetings, assessing patient eligibility and conducting concurrent care reviews, understanding Hospice and Palliative Care policies and regulations, working towards and/or maintaining accreditation through Joint Commission certification, ensuring service quality, effectively using the Epic system, and maintaining knowledge of relevant Medicare and Medicaid regulations, state licensing regulations, Conditions of Participation for hospice, Joint Commission and state standards, Quality Standards, QAPI, Medicare Compliance, and standards of practice for hospice and palliative care.
Qualifications:
- Preferred Experience: Three years' experience in a clinical setting, preferably working in acute care, long term care, home health, hospice, or palliative care
- Required Education: Minimum of an Associate's degree in nursing
- Preferred Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Certifications: Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or successful completion of course within 30 days of hire
- Licensure: Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements
- Other:
- Proficient in conducting patient assessments and developing care plans
- Understanding of pain management and symptom control techniques
- Familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid regulations, state licensing regulations, and Joint Commission standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, families, and healthcare teams
- Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
- Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team environment
- Proficiency in using electronic health records (EHR) systems, Epic preferred
We Offer Great Benefits:
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!
We’re bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
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What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?
Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We’re also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that’s just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
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