BJC Home Care is searching for a Registered Nurse to serve as a Palliative Care Specialist at Memorial Hospital Alton. Do you have hospice, palliative or oncology experience? If so, this may be your next adventure!

Schedule

Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm, with some flexibility

No weekends/holidays

2-5 years of nursing related experience required. Palliative care experience preferred. 

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The BJC Home Care Services Supportive Care staff offer patients with life-limiting illness an opportunity to ease the transition from curative treatment to Hospice care through a unique program. Supportive Care offers a bridge between curative and terminal care. It is a multidisciplinary approach, holistic in nature, centered on the needs of the patient and patient's family, that provides coordinated medical, emotional and spiritual care.

Role Purpose

Responsible for assessing and coordinating the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family at end-of-life, as well as pain and symptom management at all stages of the chronic disease process. Develops and coordinates the palliative care plan with physicians and nurses, along with services such as Care Coordination, Pastoral Care, Home Health and Hospice care.

Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Education

Experience

Supervisor Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred Requirements

Education

Licenses & Certifications

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we?re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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