Clinic RN Palliative Care

About the role

You, as a Clinic Registered Nurse, manage patient care coordination. Your expertise guides the team in delivering top-notch care. Assess patient conditions, identify health issues, and create personalized care plans. Monitoring patient responses is crucial. Ensuring a safe healthcare experience is crucial. Guide patients effectively to prevent complications and delays in their healthcare encounter. Baylor Scott & White Health is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, located at 425 University Blvd, Round Rock, 78665 in the Palliative Care Clinic. Our core values: we serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart; we never settle by constantly striving for better; we are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve; we make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience. We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient needs, plan care; adjust as needed to meet outcomes.
• Support practice changes with research and hands-on learning.
• Energetic participation in quality improvement initiatives.
• Build relationships with patients and families, managing emotional and physical pain to promote relief and healing.
• Help patients, families, staff, and community learn about health care.
• Partner with colleagues and community to create a care plan.
• Leverage strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family, and staff with a systems-thinking mindset.

Skills

• Solid grounding in nursing values and patient care standards.
• Familiarity with relevant laws, rules, regulations, and certification/accreditation body guidelines.
• Awareness of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and management strategies.
• Respect for medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Aptitude to monitor and effectively communicate changes in patient medical conditions.
• Aptitude to deliver quality care tailored to the patient's age.
• Good computer skills, including mastery of Microsoft Office and electronic medical record documentation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• Current Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; applicants without it must obtain certification within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for‑dollar match up to 5%.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1.

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