Job Description
**Job Description​**
**Saint Luke's South Hospital**
**Overland Park, KS**
**Position Summary**
Saint Luke's Health System is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Palliative Care Nurse to join our team at Saint Luke's South Hospital. This full-time position offers a critical opportunity to support patients and their families during vulnerable times, focusing on expert symptom management and facilitating essential goals-of-care discussions.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary palliative care team, providing specialized support to medical professionals managing hospitalized inpatients who require comprehensive comfort care measures.
**Schedule:** Full time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. No weekends or holidays required.
**Key Responsibilities**
The Palliative Care Nurse will apply their expertise in a meaningful way, with core responsibilities including:
+ Managing incoming referrals and palliative care consult requests.
+ Collaborating effectively with diverse interdisciplinary teams, including hospital staff, providers, post-acute care teams, and the inpatient Palliative Care team.
+ Triaging patient needs to ensure timely and appropriate care delivery.
+ Facilitating comprehensive goals-of-care conversations and connecting patients/families with necessary resources.
+ Providing expert education to staff, physicians, patients, and families regarding palliative and end-of-life care protocols.
+ Coordinating smooth transitions to subsequent levels of care, working closely with St. Luke's Hospice and Hospice House staff.
+ Collecting, reporting, and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) for Palliative Care services.
+ Serving as the recognized subject matter expert for palliative and end-of-life care within the inpatient setting.
**Qualifications**
+ Must possess current Registered Nurse (RN) licenses in both Missouri and Kansas.
**Job Requirements**
Applicable Experience:
3-5 years
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
Bachelor's Degree
**Job Details**
Full Time
Day (United States of America)
**_The best place to get care. The best place to give care_** **. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.**
**Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.**
Job Tags
Full time, Part time,
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