Registered Nurse RN - Palliative Care Inpatient at Altru Health in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Job Description:

Location:

Altru Hospital1200 S.Columbia Rd.Grand Forks, ND 58201


Pay Range: $32.19 - $48.28



Summary:

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the organization. The nurse involves protecting, promoting, and optimizing health and abilities through a patient-centered approach. Responsibilities include preventing illness and injury, alleviating suffering via accurate diagnosis and effective treatment, and advocating for patients and their families. The role demands a commitment to ensuring all actions and decisions are aligned with the principles of patient-centered care.



Essential Job Functions:

• Performs bed side palliative care of patient/family.
  
  


• Collects and analyzes data to improve palliative care services
  
  


• Anticipates and assists with symptom management, including pain control.
  
  


• Participates in family support, teaching, discharge planning and continuity of care across sites of care, in collaboration with primary care team.
  
  


• Coordinates and facilitates Interdisciplinary Team meetings and Patient/Family Care Conferences.
  
  


• Participates in formal and informal education for all disciplines.
  
  


• Assists in all facets of care coordination for palliative care referrals.
  
  


• Establishes and maintains communication and utilizes educational opportunities with patients and other significant individuals.
  
  


• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
  
  

Certification:

• Registered Nurse | North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or Compact State Agreement | Prior to start date | HR Primary Sources
  
  


• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 days of start date | Learning Management System
  
  


• Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse | Various Recognize | Preferred
  
  

Notes:

• Temporary RN license accepted prior to start.
  
  


• Must hold an unencumbered nursing license prior to start.
  
  

Education:



•Preferred: Bachelors - Nursing



Physical Demand
s :



•Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)
•Stand: Frequently (34-66%)
•Walk: Frequently (34-66%)
•Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)
•Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
•Crawl: Rarely (1-4%)
•Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Frequently (34-66%)
•Twist: Frequently (34-66%)
•Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
•See: Continuously (67-100%)
•Hear: Continuously (67-100%)



Weight Demands:



•Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)
•Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)
•Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)
•Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)



Working Conditions:



•Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
•Outdoor: Not Applicable
•Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable



Driving Requirement Definitions:

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  Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.


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  Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.


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  Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.


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  Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Infrequent Driver


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