Specialty Nurse - Palliative Care

Nemours is seeking Specialty Nurse, Palliative Care, to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE. This is a 20 hour per week position.

The Palliative Care Specialty Nurse Specialty Nurse will be a part-time member of a growing Palliative Care team establishing a comprehensive outpatient program with the plan to grow this into a home care service. Candidates should have excellent time management skills, be a proactive worker, work well in a team environment, and possess the desire to engage in patient care.

Nursing responsibilities:

• Field/triage calls and messages from the phone line, outpatient providers and patients and families

• Call patients and families to report lab results and provide check-ins

• Facilitate prior authorizations and prescription management

• Facilitate with flow of clinic

• Interface with hospice, coordinate admissions, provide ongoing communication

• Facilitate scheduling

• Data collection and tracking to measure the progress of the program and articulate additional need

• Support for discharge planning and inpatient follow-up

Essential Functions

• Performs ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient progress and coordinates revision of care related to patient needs with interdisciplinary team.
• Identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate teaching and/or referrals.
• Participates in responding to patient phone calls and messages. Explains treatment regimens to patient/family after having discussed with the physician or advanced practice provider.
• Demonstrates ability to share clinical knowledge with other members of the health care team; works collaboratively with Nursing Education Department to share subspecialty knowledge with nursing staff.
• Acts as a liaison between families and members of the health care team.
• Utilizes specialized body of knowledge and technical skills in nursing practice related to subspecialty in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, hospital policy and protocol.
• Participates in the development of standards of care for the specialty patient population.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the care of children and adolescents.
• Recognizes and identifies own learning needs and responsibility for continual development; strives to increase knowledge and identifies goals for professional growth.
• Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality/Process Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations, and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation.
• Facilitate open communication with Nurse Managers, staff nurses, Palliative Care team members, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Maintains a current knowledge base through participation in appropriate professional activities and organizations. Actively pursues professional development opportunities both within Nemours and at a National Level.
• Participates on intra- or interdepartmental committee(s) as appointed by Nursing Leadership.
• Stays current on technological aspects of the position.
• Ensures written communications are focused to the reader's understanding

Requirements

BSN

AHA BLS

One to three years of experience required

Pediatric nursing experience required; at least 3 years of related experience preferred