Registered Nurse - Palliative Medicine

REGISTERED NURSE - PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau, WI

Part Time or 0.6 FTE, 48 hours every pay period

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy. These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.

We are seeking a compassionate, highly organized Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Palliative Care team serving Northern Wisconsin. This role supports both outpatient palliative services across multiple hospital sites and the central region , working closely with nurse practitioners, physicians, patients, families, and community partners to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care.

Position Overview

The Palliative Care RN plays a critical role in care coordination, clinical support, communication, scheduling, and tracking of palliative consults and follow-up services. This position requires excellent clinical judgment, strong communication skills, and comfort managing workflows across inpatient, outpatient, telehealth, and embedded clinic settings.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Wisconsin
• Experience in palliative care, hospice, oncology, or complex care coordination preferred
• Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple sites and disciplines
• Comfort with EMR systems, Excel, telehealth platforms, and clinical workflows

Why Join Our Team

• Meaningful work supporting patients and families during serious illness
• Collaborative, supportive, interdisciplinary palliative care environment
• Opportunity to impact care delivery across rural and regional settings
• Based in beautiful Northern Wisconsin, serving communities with compassion and excellence

Outpatient & Clinic Support

• Maintain provider schedules, embedded clinic scheduling, and referral tracking
• Coordinate appointments with patients, guardians, or POAs
• Perform patient check-in/out, insurance verification, and follow-up scheduling
• Prepare charts and patient materials
• Communicate with facilities, fax orders and notes, and ensure follow-through
• Triage incoming calls and referrals to ensure continuity of care

Why You’ll Love It Here:

✔ Strong work–life balance

✔ Full benefits for part-time and full-time employees

✔ PTO starts day one

✔ Retirement plan with employer match

✔ Wellness programs for you and your family

Aspirus Wausau Hospital , the flagship of the Aspirus system, serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women’s health, and spine and neurological care. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin

Our Mission : We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision : Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

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Credentials:

Essential

• REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE
• CPR or BLS