Spanish Speaking Hospice Nurse with $5000 Sign-On Bonus
About The Position
Good Shepherd Community Care is seeking a full-time, Spanish-speaking Registered Nurse for its expanding multicultural clinical team. Care is provided in patients’ private homes and residential facilities throughout Greater Boston and parts of MetroWest, and local travel is required. The position is based at the organization’s main office in Newton, Massachusetts, and is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus. The nurse is responsible for developing comprehensive patient care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and other health care providers and facilities. The role includes assessing patients’ daily living activities, functional, psychological, and environmental needs; implementing and monitoring care; managing discomfort and providing symptom relief; and educating patients, families, and community health care professionals about hospice care, terminal disease, self-care techniques, and end-of-life processes. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Good Shepherd Community Care is an independent, not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospice and palliative care organization founded in 1978. It describes its work environment as collaborative and its Newton office as welcoming, with on-site parking and easy access to I-95.
Requirements
- Hold a Registered Nurse license in the State of Massachusetts.
- Be fluent in Spanish.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of end-of-life issues.
- Demonstrate assessment skills for pain management and symptom control.
- Have excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Have exceptional communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in community health, hospice, oncology, or a related field is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage patients’ comprehensive plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and other health care providers and facilities.
- Assess patients’ activities of daily living, functional, psychological, and environmental needs.
- Implement and monitor patient care, including management of discomfort and symptom relief.
- Consult with and educate patients, families, and community health care professionals about hospice care, terminal disease, self-care techniques, and end-of-life processes.
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus.
- Competitive salary.
- Four weeks of paid time off in the first year, increasing with tenure.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- 403(b) plan with company match.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Reduced tuition rates through a partnership with Regis College.
- Comprehensive job training specific to the role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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