The Palliative Care Nurse Navigator is a specialized registered nurse who guides patients and their families through serious or life-limiting illnesses. They coordinate care, triage referrals, facilitate goals-of-care discussions, provide education regarding disease processes, and help connect patients to community resources to improve their quality of life.

Minimum Education

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing, B.S.N. preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• 3 years of professional nursing experience.
• 2 years of palliative or hospice care preferred.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Current Vermont RN license.
• BLS Certification through American Heart Associations.
• Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) or equivalent certification*

*Or obtained within 2 years of hire.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Demonstrates safe knowledge of nursing practice skills at all times based on theory and consistent with policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates specialty knowledge and practice of nursing.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate and relate information to individuals of varying ages from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
• In depth knowledge of utilization management criteria, complex medical and surgical patients, reimbursement and regulatory requirements including CMS guidelines.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of basic computer skills.

Pay Range = $38.91 - $56.68