Pediatric Hospice & Palliative RN Case Manager

• Provide comprehensive, skilled nursing care to pediatric hospice and palliative care patients in their homes and community settings.
• Perform initial, comprehensive, and ongoing nursing assessments of the child's physical, developmental, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and update individualized plans of care in collaboration with the child, family, attending provider, hospice/palliative medical team, and interdisciplinary team.
• Assess and manage pain and other complex symptoms, including respiratory distress, agitation, nausea, feeding difficulties, seizures, anxiety, and other symptoms associated with serious illness.
• Recognize changes in clinical condition and respond appropriately, including coordination of urgent and emergent interventions when indicated.
• Administer medications and treatments and educate caregivers regarding medication administration, equipment, treatments, and symptom management.
• Provide skilled nursing procedures appropriate to the child's condition and plan of care.
• Assist families in understanding disease progression, goals of care, treatment options, and what to expect as the child's condition changes.
• Provide compassionate end-of-life care and support families through the dying process.
• Participate in advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions within the scope of nursing practice and organizational protocols.
• Establish trusting relationships with children and families through compassionate, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care.
• Provide education and emotional support to parents, guardians, siblings, and caregivers.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and consistency of care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary group meetings and case conferences.
• Coordinate admissions, hospital discharges, transitions of care, and changes in level of care.
• Coordinate medical equipment, medications, supplies, therapies, and other services necessary to safely care for the child at home.
• As needed or assigned, make visits and provide care to adult hospice or palliative patients in our community program.

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in New York State.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional pediatric nursing experience.
• Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, and care-coordination abilities.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel throughout the community.
• Ability to work independently while functioning effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Commitment to family-centered, compassionate, and culturally responsive care.

• Pediatric hospice or palliative care experience.
• Experience caring for children with complex medical needs, developmental disabilities, congenital conditions, neurologic disorders, or technology dependence.
• Hospice nursing experience.
• Certification in pediatric nursing, hospice and palliative nursing, or a related specialty.
• Experience with pain and symptom management and end-of-life care.

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