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Form of workTransitions LifeCare is hiring immediately. As one of the community’s industry leaders, we provide exceptional home health, hospice, and Palliative Care services throughout our 8-county territory. Transitions LifeCare’s goal is to care for individuals and families with compassion, support, and expertise as they navigate the end of life or life changing illness.
The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm; weekends and holidays as scheduled.
Why you should join Transitions:
- **6 weeks of paid time off (PTO) for 40 hour per week employees**
- **Mileage reimbursed**
A Successful Pediatric Palliative Care Specialist - RNhas the following:
- Caring and compassionate attitude with true concern for people
- Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to connect with patients, families, and internal/external partners
- Strong ability to problem-solve and communicate complex issues; ability to work collaboratively with all co-workers
- Exhibit ability to make responsible choice and decisions that are in patients’ best interest
Responsibilities:
- Provide medical and emotional support for families across the continuum of care, including during times of crisis.
- Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) to assess, establish, and support the achievement of patient/family-centered care goals; to determine the patient’s level of care; and to coordinate the appropriate utilization of services.
- Provide immediate and long-term assessment and documentation of the needs of patients and families enrolled in the TK program.
- Use professional nursing judgement to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the unique needs of each patient.
- Maintain comfort, privacy, and dignity of our patients
- Develop working knowledge of all federal, state and company regulations, policies, and procedures; ensure compliance
Requirements:
- Registered Nurse with current NC license; BSN preferred.
- Must have reliable transportation to travel to, enter and function in the homes/facility of any patient/family in the service area to assess and provide patient care.
- Must submit and pass all applicable pre-employment and annual tests and meet all training and other applicable state and federal guidelines
What you can expect from us:
- Hiring manager or Human Resources will contact you within 1-3 business days of your application submission
- Complete 1-2 interview(s) with the hiring manager via virtual video, or in-person
- Upon receiving the job offer, review job description, and complete new-hire tasks and paperwork (via Paycor)
- Complete New-Hire Orientation and clinical skills training
- Receive continuous training from our team as you continue to provide exceptional care to our patients
Essential Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
