Part-time Weekend Nurse

Good Shepherd Community Care • Newton, MA

2d • $42,000 - $52,000

About The Position

Part-time Weekend Nurse Named by the Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last four years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization seeks a part-time Weekend RN to join its expanding On-Call team. Travel to provide care in patients' 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 Responsibilities: The part-time 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 diseases and end-of-life processes. Communicates with an interdisciplinary hospice team about changes in patients' needs and outcomes of interventions. Schedule and Weekly Hours: Saturdays and Sundays - 20-24 hours. We offer different schedules (8 am to 8 pm, 9 am to 9 pm, 10 am to 1 pm or 9 am to 7 pm)

Requirements

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts
• 2 years of nursing experience and at least 1 year of hospice or equivalent nursing experience
• Sensitivity to and knowledge 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
• Adaptable to technology

Responsibilities

• Makes home and hospital visits
• Provides information sessions
• Evaluates new patients
• Facilitates admissions to hospice services
• Coordinates care planning
• Employs triage and assessment skills to titrate medications and manage symptoms appropriately
• Provides education to patients and families about terminal diseases and end-of-life processes
• Communicates with an interdisciplinary hospice team about changes in patients' needs and outcomes of interventions

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Four weeks paid time off in first year, to increase with tenure
• 12 paid holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance: coverage begins as of your start date
• Life insurance
• 403(b) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Partnership with Regis College for reduced tuition rates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed