Per Diem Weekend Nurse

1 month ago


Newton MA United States Good Shepherd Community Care Full time
Per Diem Weekend Nurse

Community-based, mission-driven hospice seeks a Per Diem Weekend Nurse to join its expanding On-Call team. The position includes weekend availability. Travel is required to provide care in patient’s private homes and residential facilities throughout Greater Boston and parts of Metrowest. The ideal candidate is well-organized and enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced environment.

Job Description:

The Per Diem Weekend Nurse is an integral part of an interdisciplinary hospice team responsible for caring for patients at the end of life. Makes home and hospital visits, provides information sessions, evaluates new patients, facilitates admissions to hospice services and coordinates care planning. Employs triage and assessment skills to titrate medications and manage symptoms appropriately and provides education to patients and families about terminal disease and end-of-life process. Communicates with an interdisciplinary hospice team about changes in patients’ needs, and outcomes of interventions.

Education, Skills and Experience:

Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Massachusetts, Bachelors preferred

2 years of nursing experience and at least 1 year of hospice or equivalent nursing experience

Sensitivity to and knowledgeable about end-of-life issues

Comfortable working with socioculturally diverse patients/families

Demonstrates ability to manage pain and control symptoms

Demonstrates flexibility and multitasking abilities

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Exceptional communication skills

Adaptable to frequently changing patient needs

Proficient with electronic documentation

Comfortable using mobile technologies

Good Shepherd Benefits:

Competitive Rates

403(b)

Employee Assistance Program

Mileage reimbursement

Partnership with Regis College for reduced tuition rates

Industry:

Healthcare

Employment Type:

Per Diem

Job Functions:

Healthcare Provider

About Us:

Good Shepherd Community Care is one of the most trusted health care organizations in Greater Boston focusing on hospice and palliative care. Founded as Hospice of the Good Shepherd in 1978, we are the original Massachusetts hospice. After decades of caring for our community, we continue to remain an independent, not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization. Good Shepherd believes in the importance of mutual respect and acceptance and values diversity in our patients, families and caregivers, employees, volunteers, community, and partner organizations. We are committed to these values and honor the dignity of each individual through the care, support and education we provide. Our team members benefit from a collaborative work environment in a welcoming office, easily accessible to I-95, with on-site parking in Newton.

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