Registered Nurse Navigator Palliative Care

Job Description:

Job Description Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a dedicated caregiver who brings skill, empathy, and a deep commitment to supporting patients and their families during life’s most tender moments. In this role, you will provide holistic, patient-centered care—assessing needs, planning thoughtful interventions, and delivering compassionate support that honors each individual’s journey. With the guidance of evidence-based practice, innovative technology, and therapeutic touch, you will collaborate with a compassionate healthcare team to ensure comfort, dignity, and peace for those in your care.

As a Palliative Care Registered Nurse, every day presents an opportunity to bring comfort, dignity, and compassionate care to patients and their families during life’s most delicate moments. In this role, you will:

• Assess, recognize, and address the psychological and physical needs of patients with sensitivity and expertise

• Provide holistic, patient-centered care that prioritizes quality of life and honors individual preferences

• Communicate with warmth and empathy, offering reassurance and guidance to patients and loved ones

• Collaborate on individualized treatment plans, ensuring care aligns with each person’s unique journey

• Maintain accuracy and integrity in evaluation, treatment, and documentation practices

• Support and oversee care provided by LPNs and CNAs, fostering a compassionate team environment

• Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions, contributing valuable insights to optimize patient comfort and well-being

• Uphold hospital, regulatory, and professional standards, ensuring ethical and effective care delivery

Your presence will make a meaningful difference in the lives of those navigating serious illness, providing comfort, respect, and unwavering support when it matters most.

Posting Specifics:

Shift Details: Full time, Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM

Unit/Location: Saint Joseph Hospital

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Current RN License in state of practice.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire

• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within 4 years of their hire date

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

• Previous experience in an Acute Care, Home Health, Palliative Care, or Hospice setting

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$37.17 - $56.17

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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