Palliative Care Coordinator — Hospice and Palliative Care

Job overview

The Palliative Care Coordinator — Hospice and Palliative Care role is onsite at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, MO, with compensation not specified. Mercy describes its mission as bringing a healing ministry to life through compassionate care and exceptional service. The coordinator organizes patient care across hospice and palliative care services, including outpatient clinic, consult service, inpatient hospice unit, and outpatient hospice. The role supports care quality, eligibility review, regulatory compliance, and accreditation across the program.

What you'll do

• Coordinate patient care across hospice and palliative care services
• attend care management rounds and interdisciplinary meetings
• assess patient eligibility and conduct concurrent care reviews
• support Joint Commission certification and service quality
• use Epic
• maintain knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid, state licensing, hospice Conditions of Participation, quality standards, QAPI, compliance, and standards of practice.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

palliative care coordinator

hospice

palliative care

patient care coordination

interdisciplinary meetings

eligibility reviews

epic

springfield mo

mercy hospital springfield

full-time

days

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• tuition support
• matched retirement plans for team members working 32 or more hours per pay period.

Why this role

Requires an associate degree in nursing, current RN license in the hiring state or compact licensure, and BLS certification or completion within 30 days of hire. Preferred qualifications include a BSN, three years of clinical experience, and HPNA Hospice and Palliative Care certification.

About the employer

Mercy is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.