RN Care Manager, Supportive/Palliative Care

How You’ll Make An Impact

At Strive Health, patients come first. We’re on a mission to transform chronic conditions by identifying risk earlier, coordinating thoughtful care, and supporting people through every stage of their health journey.

Our work reduces emergency visits, improves outcomes, and helps patients live fuller lives. You’ll work alongside passionate Strivers who care deeply about making an impact, show up for one another as One Team, and find ways to elevate the everyday.

If you’re looking for meaningful work where your contributions truly matter, you’ll feel right at home at Strive!

Benefits & Perks

• Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
• Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.
• Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.
• Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.

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What You'll Do

The Supportive/Palliative Care Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality, person-centered clinical support to patients living with serious and progressive illness. The RN helps patients and families clarify goals, manage symptoms, navigate complex care decisions, and access the right services at the right time. This role works across clinical and operational partners to strengthen the supportive and palliative care model, improve patient and caregiver experience, and support care that is aligned with each patient’s goals and needs.

The Day to Day

• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments focused on symptom burden, functional status, psychosocial needs, caregiver capacity, health literacy, and goals of care.
• Establish trusting relationships with patients and caregivers through compassionate, culturally responsive communication.
• Provide education and coaching related to disease progression, symptom management, medication use, advance care planning, and available supportive services.
• Identify changes in condition, unmet needs, and clinical risk; escalate concerns through appropriate clinical pathways.
• Facilitate timely goals-of-care conversations in collaboration with the treating clinician and broader care team.
• Support advance care planning, including documentation and communication of patient preferences when appropriate.
• Coordinate care across primary care, nephrology, specialty care, hospice, home-based services, behavioral health, social services, and community resources.
• Help patients and caregivers understand treatment options, expected outcomes, and transitions in care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case reviews and contribute nursing expertise to individualized care plans.
• Work collaboratively with supportive care RNs and other members of the care team to coordinate patient support, share clinical insights, and promote continuity of care.
• Track follow-up needs and close communication loops with patients, caregivers, and internal and external partners.
• Document assessments, interventions, education, care coordination, and outcomes accurately and in a timely manner.
• Identify recurring barriers or gaps in care and contribute to workflow, education, and program improvement initiatives.
• Model the principles of supportive and palliative care in every patient and team interaction.
• Review referrals, registries, and clinical information to identify patients who may benefit from supportive or palliative care.
• Engage patients and caregivers using clear, non-stigmatizing language that distinguishes supportive and palliative care from end-of-life care.
• Assess readiness, preferences, and barriers to participation.
• Complete structured nursing assessments and synthesize clinical, functional, psychosocial, and caregiver information.
• Collaborate with the care team to develop practical, goal-concordant plans.
• Prioritize urgent symptoms, safety concerns, caregiver strain, and transitions in care.
• Provide proactive follow-up based on patient need and care-plan goals.
• Reinforce symptom-management strategies and connect patients to appropriate clinical and community resources.
• Coordinate transitions between settings and help reduce avoidable fragmentation in care.
• Reassess goals and needs as the patient’s condition or circumstances change.
• Bring a nursing perspective to case conferences, program design, and operational problem-solving.
• Share insights about patient and caregiver needs, access barriers, and opportunities to improve care delivery.
• Contribute to onboarding, peer learning, and development of supportive/palliative care workflows and educational materials.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree from accredited school of nursing.
• Current state-specific RN licensure to practice, with additional licensure required to meet regional needs.
• Current and active hospice and palliative nursing certification.
• 3+ years’ experience in palliative care, supportive care and/or hospice nursing.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Current and active hospice and palliative nursing certification.
• Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.
• Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver's license, allowing for travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs. Locations may include offices, clinics, and patient homes.
• Ability to travel and be on-site to meet business needs.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience caring for patients with serious, complex, or progressive illness across clinical, social, and behavioral health needs.
• Experience leading goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations using serious-illness communication frameworks and shared decision-making.
• Strong clinical judgment - integrates clinical information, recognizes changes in condition, and escalates appropriately.
• Communicates prognosis, uncertainty, and sensitive topics with empathy and clarity; builds trust and psychological safety with patients, caregivers, and colleagues.
• Advocates for patient values, dignity, and equitable access to care.
• Works independently while collaborating effectively across disciplines and external care partners.
• Reliable follow-through, organization, prioritization, and documentation.
• Experience using EHRs, registries, and care-management platforms to manage longitudinal care.
• Continuous-improvement mindset focused on workflows, patient experience, quality, and outcomes.

Annual Salary Range: $79,000 - $94,000

Final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, and qualifications.

Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all qualifications. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talentacquisition@strivehealth.com.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from outside recruiters/placement agencies. Strive Health will not pay fees associated with resumes presented through unsolicited means.