Registered Nurse – Palliative Care - RN

Mayo Career Site UK; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, seeks a Palliative Medicine Registered Nurse (RN) to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and provide comprehensive care for adults with chronic and life-limiting diseases. You will educate patients and families, assess and plan care, and coordinate delivery across ambulatory and hospital settings.

The RN role emphasizes partnership in expanding nursing practice, leadership through preceptorship, and participation in quality improvement activities within Mayo

Qualifications

• State licensure as a registered nurse.
• VisaScreen or equivalent certification for TN sponsorship.
• Ability to work in ambiguity and partner to expand the nursing role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing care and provide direct patient care.
• Educate patients and families and participate in transitions of care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team across ambulatory and hospital settings.
• Lead quality improvement efforts and mentor staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Teaching

Leadership

Job description

The Palliative Medicine Registered Nurse (RN) collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care of adult patients and families with various types of chronic and life limiting disease. The RN is accountable for the delivery of direct patient care including patient education, assessment, care planning, and coordination. The RN will work with the interdisciplinary team to support care of the population in the ambulatory and hospital settings.Individuals applying for this position should be comfortable with ambiguity and enthusiastic about being a partner in expanding and defining the role of the registered nurse in this dynamic practice.

The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.