Registered Nurse Palliative Care

Confidential; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Career development

Job summary

Intermountain Health’s St Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, MT is seeking a Palliative Care RN to support patients and families facing serious illness. You’ll coordinate care across care settings, educate families, assess symptoms, and advocate for advance care planning with an emphasis on dignity and comfort.

Join a collaborative team of physicians, social workers, chaplains, hospice and home health professionals.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state of practice.
• BSN from an accredited institution. Education will be verified.
• BLS certification for Healthcare Providers.
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain a BSN within four years of hire.
• BSN required as of the job description’s last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the requirements in effect at the time of hire or promotion.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care and serve as a navigator for palliative care patients and their families.
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnosis, treatment options, and available resources.
• Assess symptoms and collaborate with providers to support symptom management plans.
• Triage patient and family calls, questions, and care concerns.
• Coordinate services across primary care, specialty care, hospice, home health, and community resources.
• Support advance care planning conversations and documentation.
• Provide ongoing follow-up and care coordination throughout the patient’s healthcare journey.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Compassionate communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Care coordination

Documentation skills

Patient-family support

Education

RN license

BSN

BLS certification

Job description

Why Join Our Palliative Care Team?

As a Palliative Care RN, you’ll play a meaningful role in supporting patients and families facing serious illness. This position offers the opportunity to provide compassionate, holistic care while helping patients navigate complex healthcare decisions with dignity and comfort.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Make a Difference Every Day – by supporting patients and families through challenging healthcare journeys.
• Collaborate with an Expert Team – including physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, chaplains, therapists, hospice teams, and other specialists.
• Grow Your Clinical Expertise – in symptom management, advance care planning, patient education, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Enjoy Work-Life Balance – with a Monday-Friday schedule (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) and no routine nights, weekends, or holidays.
• Join a Supportive Culture – that values compassion, belonging, caregiver well-being, and professional development.
• Live and Work in Billings, Montana – a vibrant community offering outdoor recreation, strong community connections, and an exceptional quality of life.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

including competitive pay, health benefits, retirement plans, paid time off, and career development opportunities.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate care and serve as a navigator for palliative care patients and their families.
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnosis, treatment options, and available resources.
• Assess symptoms and collaborate with providers to support symptom management plans.
• Triage patient and family calls, questions, and care concerns.
• Coordinate services across primary care, specialty care, hospice, home health, and community resources.
• Support advance care planning conversations and documentation.
• Provide ongoing follow-up and care coordination throughout the patient’s healthcare journey.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
• Compassionate communication and relationship-building abilities
• Experience collaborating within interdisciplinary healthcare teams
• Commitment to high-quality, patient- and family-centered care
• Excellent care coordination and documentation skills
• Ability to support patients and families through complex healthcare journeys
• Professional accountability and sound clinical judgment

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice. Nurses working under a compact license must transfer their license to the state of practice within 60 days of employment.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution. Education will be verified.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of hire.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description‘s last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the requirements in effect at the time of hire or promotion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in palliative care, hospice, oncology, primary care, care management, case management, critical care, or medical-surgical nursing.
• Experience supporting patients with chronic or serious illness and complex symptom management.
• Experience with advance care planning, goals-of-care discussions, and care coordination preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location & Pay

Location: Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital

Work City: Billings

Work State: Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Hourly rate: $38.37 - $57.29

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday schedule (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) with no routine nights, weekends, or holidays.

Additional Information

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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