RN II - Palliative Care

Johns Hopkins Medicine-Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. was ranked among the top hospitals - fourth in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report in 2024.

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Join our Sibley Nursing Team as an Palliative RN!

With its 318 beds, this non-profit, full-service acute care hospital offers medical, surgical, intensive care, obstetric, oncology, orthopedic, skilled nursing inpatient services, and a 24-hour Emergency Department. Sibley’s campus is also home to Grand Oaks, an assisted living residence; a medical building with physician offices and ambulatory surgery and imaging centers; and the new patient tower with 200 spacious, private rooms.

Unit Description:

The Inpatient Palliative Care RN provides clinical, education, and programmatic support for patients receiving palliative care throughout the hospital. Responsibilities include triaging new palliative care consults, prioritizing patients based on clinical needs, coordinating initial evaluations and follow-up care, providing symptom management and patient/family education, and supporting goals-of-care discussions and advance care planning. The RN serves as an important liaison between the palliative care service and primary medical teams, helping facilitate communication, identify patients who may benefit from palliative care, and ensure continuity of care throughout the hospitalization and transition to the outpatient setting when appropriate. The role also includes nursing education, some medication and discharge coordination, and participation in data collection, quality improvement, and program development activities.

What nurses love about Sibley:

• Excellent Benefits Package: Sibley Memorial Hospital Benefits
• Free Onsite parking
• NEW employee 24/7 gym
• Employee vegetable garden
• Supportive Nurse Leadership
• Tuition Reimbursement/RN Loan Forgiveness/Dependent Tuition Reimbursement

Unit/Schedule:

• Palliative
• Full-time 40 hours/week, benefitted, no weekends
• 8-hour Day shifts

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the District of Columbia
• Graduation from an accredited program for Registered Nurses
• Minimum of 6 months RN acute care experience
• Chemo/bio–Therapy Certification preferred or obtain within 1 year of hire; fully paid for by Sibley Memorial Hospital.
• AHA CPR

Salary Range: Minimum 43.25/hour - Maximum 67.04/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.