Palliative Care RN Field Base Supportive Care South Austin Texas

5 days ago

Buda, Texas, United States Optum Full time

Palliative Care RN Field Base Supportive Care Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team as a Palliative Care RN Field Base Supportive Care professional. This role will involve providing high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals with complex medical needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct medical home visits on established Bridges in Complex Care patients, performing a hands-on exam at each visit.
  • Conduct urgent/acute visits on established Bridges in Complex Care patients, with the goal of keeping the patient out of the hospital and receiving the best medical care at home.
  • Provide ongoing assessments of the impact of life-limiting chronic illness on the patient's physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
  • Assess for caregiver burnout and provide community resources when appropriate.
  • Implement the individualized plan of care and recommend revisions as necessary.
  • Consult and educate the patient/family and other caregivers regarding the disease process, pain and symptom management, end-of-life care, and processes for dealing with issues of ethical concern.
  • Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures when necessary.
  • Ensure continual assessment of patient and family needs from admission to Bridges in Complex Care throughout the course of care.
  • Provide ongoing evaluation of the patient and family/caregiver response to care and recommend alterations to the plan when necessary.
  • Attend the interdisciplinary meeting and be a crucial and vocal member of the team.
  • Solve problems by gathering and/or reviewing facts and selecting the best solution from identified alternatives.
  • Conduct telephonic nursing follow-up and case management when necessary.
  • Serve as a resource or consultant for LVN.
  • Attend educational offerings to keep abreast of palliative care and comply with licensing requirements.
  • Establish a trusting relationship with identified patients, caregivers, clinic staff members, and physicians.
  • Collaborate with providers to recommend policies, procedures, and standards that affect the care of Bridges in Complex Care patients.
  • Exhibit professionalism and be courteous with all patients, physicians, and co-workers.
  • Inform the provider of patient needs and outcomes of interventions as per standards.
  • Determine the scope and frequency of services needed based on acuity and patient/family needs.
  • Coordinate all patient/family services and prioritize needs with the members of the interdisciplinary team.
  • Document in the electronic health record progress toward established goals as per standards.
  • Use the case management approach and refer to other services as needed.
  • Maintain a patient case load, daily visits, and point of care documentation levels as per standards.
  • Perform all other related nursing duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse with a current license to practice in the state of employment.
  • 5+ years of experience in a physician's office, clinical, hospice, or hospital setting.
  • Experience related to advanced care planning and discussions with patients regarding end-of-life wishes.
  • Experience interacting productively with individuals and with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience conducting advanced care discussions with a patient and their family and properly documenting their wishes in the electronic medical record.
  • Experience performing procedures, including wound care and dressing changes, phlebotomy, and injections (B12, vaccines).
  • Demonstrated experience of excellent nursing skills.
  • Proficient knowledge of palliative care and end-of-life symptom management.
  • Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
  • Reliable transportation.
  • This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor's diagnosis of disease.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing certification.
  • 2+ years of hospice experience.
  • Knowledge of palliative and hospice medicine.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) language proficiency.

Physical & Mental Requirements:

  • Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to use fine motor skills to operate office equipment and/or machinery.
  • Ability to receive and comprehend instructions verbally and/or in writing.
  • Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem-solving.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes-an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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