Systemwide Palliative Care Nurse Leader

Alameda Health System; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Alameda Health System in Oakland, CA seeks a Systemwide Clinical Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator to lead cross-site assessment and coordination of palliative care. You will work with a multidisciplinary team across hospitals, clinics and SNFs to implement palliative measures and triage needs system-wide.

Responsibilities include rounds, education, advance care planning, and developing standards of care for palliative nursing across the system.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing.
• One year of experience in palliative care, hospice or with the seriously ill population; five years of nursing experience in hospital, clinic, SNF and/or home care in related clinical area (oncology, geriatrics, ICU, neuro).
• Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) by HPNA must be obtained two years from Date of Hire.
• Bi-lingual or multi-lingual capability, especially Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Russian.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification and comprehensive assessment of seriously ill patients across the healthcare system.
• Ensure the appropriateness of palliative care consultation for patients in various units and facilities.
• Participate in the development of system-wide structures to support palliative care team assignments and manage patient volumes.
• Prepare and manage the morning census and staffing needs across all facilities.
• Attend morning rounds and provide insights relevant to all units.
• Conduct monthly rounds at each site to work with nursing staff on the ICU rounding tool.
• Oversee resources and staffing, triaging consults and addressing day-to-day needs system-wide.
• Monitor team notifications and communicate with palliative care team members and referring providers.
• Implement triage criteria to assign patients across the system.
• Assist team members in coordinating services with nursing, physicians and care management.
• Document assessments and report symptoms to palliative physicians/APCs and maintain records.
• Participate in advance care planning discussions and complete necessary documentation.
• Facilitate system-wide education and support for advance care planning.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed and aligned with patient goals.
• Identify learning needs of patient care staff and communicate to leadership.
• Educate patients and families about palliative care and advance care planning.
• Support clinical teams in implementing palliative orders, including pain management.
• Partner with nursing leadership to develop trauma-informed care curriculum.
• Create and implement standards of care for palliative nursing system-wide.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Alameda Health System in Oakland, CA seeks a Systemwide Clinical Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator to lead cross-site assessment and coordination of palliative care. You will work with a multidisciplinary team across hospitals, clinics and SNFs to implement palliative measures and triage needs system-wide.

Responsibilities include rounds, education, advance care planning, and developing standards of care for palliative nursing across the system.