Registered Nurse, RN

Gentiva Hospice • Auburn, MA

18d

About The Position

Gentiva Hospice is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide personalized hospice care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and support their families. The RN serves as a primary contact throughout the hospice journey and delivers skilled nursing care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or other care settings. The position includes assessing patient needs, managing symptoms, coordinating interdisciplinary care, educating patients and caregivers, and maintaining compliant clinical documentation. The role is PRN with a flexible schedule and may include on-call and patient-support activities.

The RN supports patients and loved ones emotionally, physically, and spiritually, including by providing education, practical caregiving guidance, and bereavement support. Care is delivered in accordance with individualized plans of care, patient goals, applicable regulations, and organizational policies.

Requirements

• Current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment.
• At least one year of RN experience in acute care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice, or home health; school internships and clinical hours may be considered in individual cases.
• CPR certification.
• Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, hospice disciplines, community resources, general nursing practice, managed care principles, and applicable regulatory guidelines, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
• Excellent patient assessment skills and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to document clinical care and support program management.
• Sensitivity and tact when supporting patients with terminal illness and their families, including during times of crisis.
• Flexibility, maturity, cooperation, and the ability to move among varied tasks while maintaining efficiency and composure.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from varied socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, copier, and cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephone assessments or screenings.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with patient goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency, to address patient needs and identified risks.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members and consult with physicians and nurse practitioners as appropriate.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Teach caregivers safe and confident caregiving practices and provide emotional reassurance.
• Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider.
• Support continuity of care, including appropriate referrals and transitions among home health, palliative care, hospice, and levels of care.
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical records, including assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when patient care warrants it.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive service.
• Follow infection-control, compliance, regulatory, and organizational policy standards.
• Support quality improvement and scheduling initiatives.
• Help patients and families understand medication administration, hospice philosophy and services, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes and expectations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Career advancement opportunities
• National and local recognition programs
• Teammate Assistance Fund
• Medical insurance for eligible full-time associates
• Dental insurance for eligible full-time associates
• Vision insurance for eligible full-time associates
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program
• Paid time off and seven paid holidays
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care
• Education support and tuition assistance
• Free continuing education units (CEUs)
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed