Registered Nurse (RN) Palliative Care, Inova, Falls Church, VA
Inova -
Falls Church, VA,
US
Registered Nurse (RN) Palliative Care
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
Job description
Job Description
The Palliative Medicine & Comprehensive Care program at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus consists of an interdisciplinary team of 5 physicians, 2 advance practice providers, 2 social workers, a palliative RN, a hospice coordinator, and a chaplain. Our comprehensive, expert team, provides specialty consultation throughout the 923- bed hospital campus, with a strong focus on both advanced symptom management and serious illness communication.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Requirements:
About Us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
The Palliative Medicine & Comprehensive Care program at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus consists of an interdisciplinary team of 5 physicians, 2 advance practice providers, 2 social workers, a palliative RN, a hospice coordinator, and a chaplain. Our comprehensive, expert team, provides specialty consultation throughout the 923- bed hospital campus, with a strong focus on both advanced symptom management and serious illness communication.
Job Responsibilities:
- Participating in regular IDT meetings to optimize clinical integration, efficiency, and effectiveness of service delivery
- Triaging and assigning palliative consult requests
- Responding to incoming phone inquiries for palliative care
- Communicating effectively with all referral sources to ensure patients' needs are met
- Counseling on advance care planning and completing ACP documentation
- Participating in family meetings and goals of care conversations
- Carrying out symptom assessment to aid in triaging of palliative resources
- Providing information to patients and families about palliative care and ambulatory palliative resources
- Conducting nursing and team member education about palliative and end of life care
- Participating in and sometimes leading team quality improvement efforts
- Reviewing transitions of care, including discharges, for accuracy
- Serving as an ambassador for palliative care throughout the hospital campus
Job Requirements:
- One year of registered nurse experience required, preferred experienced with palliative care service.
- Solid Critical Care nursing experience is highly desired
- BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN); they must complete BSN within 24 months of their start date
- RN license to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- A Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) is required
About Us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.