À propos de ce poste RN - Hospice and Palliative Clinical Liaison chez Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location Address:
8100 Constitution Pl NE Albuquerque, NM 87110-7643Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $39.69 Maximum Offer $58.17Summary:
Facilitates Hospice and Palliative Care referrals from all sources and obtains reviews & coordinates the necessary information to complete the clinical assessment of the patient for the correct program & correct LOC within that program. The position assumes dual accountability for Palliative Care and Hospice referrals.How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
Responsibilities:
Drive the critical first step in a patient's comfort journey by seamlessly bridging the gap between referral sources and specialized end-of-life care. In this vital dual role, you will use your clinical expertise to evaluate complex medical data, ensuring every patient is accurately matched to the perfect Hospice or Palliative Care program and level of care. It is a rewarding opportunity for a detail-oriented clinical coordinator who thrives on cross-functional collaboration and wants to make an immediate, meaningful impact on patient transitions.
🩺 Advanced Assessments & Direct Care
- Full-Spectrum Evaluations: Conduct holistic bedside assessments evaluating the physical, psychological/social, functional, financial, resource, and spiritual elements factoring into a patient’s condition.
- Symptom Management: Utilize expert nursing skills to continuously assess the presence of severe symptoms (e.g., pain, dyspnea, nausea, end-stage delirium) and measure response to comfort interventions.
- Acute Hospital Rounding: Assume the primary hospice RN role for hospital-admitted hospice patients, directing the initial plan of care and managing subsequent daily clinical rounding.
- Goals of Care Mapping: Serve as the senior consultant to conduct critical conversations with patients and families regarding palliative philosophy, hospice criteria, preferred sites of care, and overall end-of-life goals.
- Referral & Resource Delegation: Review incoming referrals from all sources, determine patient clinical appropriateness, and strategically assign cases based on patient needs and team availability.
- Service Line Subject Matter Expert: Act as the definitive clinical resource for all multidisciplinary team members, maintaining deep expertise in all program offerings across the transitions service line.
Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree in nursing
- New Mexico RN License required.
- 1 year of hospice experience required
- 1 year of acute care experience is strongly preferred.
- Current driver’s license and auto insurance.
- BLS required
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
Compensation Disclaimer
The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
