RN Weekend Baylor (36 hrs, Fri, Sat, Sun)

Job DetailsJob Location

• Main
• Office -
• Newton,
• MA 02459Salary
• Range: $84,000.00 - $104,000.00 Salary/yearRN Weekend Baylor (36 hrs, Fri, Sat, Sun) Named by the Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last three years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization seeks a Weekend Nurse 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. This position is eligible for a $5000 sign-on Bonus.
• Job
• Responsibilities: The 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: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 9 am to 9 pm (36 hours/week).
• Education,
• Skills and
• Experience: Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Bachelors preferred 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
• Good
• Shepherd
• 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