Evening Hospice RN--Monday through Friday 4:00pm-9:00pm...Baylor pay!

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 66,560 - 103,700; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking an Evening Hospice RN in Massachusetts, working Monday through Friday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm. You will plan and deliver nursing care to hospice patients, assess needs, and coordinate with families and the care team.

The role emphasizes developing care plans, educating families about the dying process, and supervising Hospice Aides while maintaining professional nursing standards.

Qualifications

• Active Massachusetts RN license required.
• BLS certification required.
• At least 1 year of direct care nursing experience, preferably in public health or home care nursing.
• EPIC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver hospice care using the nursing process with patients and families.
• Complete initial assessments to determine hospice care needs.
• Develop patient-specific care plans with goals based on nursing diagnosis.
• Instruct patients and families on medications, actions, side effects, dosing, and routes.
• Supervise and document care provided by Hospice Aides; participate in case conferences.

Skills

RN licensure

BLS certification

Public health/home care experience

EPIC experience

Education

Associate’s Degree or BSN (preferred)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Evening position, Monday through Friday 4:00pm-9:00pm

Job Description

What You'll Do

The Evening Hospice RN plans and delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing and clinical competency.

More Specifically

• Complete and document an initial assessment of patient and family to determine hospice care needs.
• Perform a complete physical assessment of patient and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provide information to the patient and family regarding the dying process and expectations.
• Develop a patient-specific plan of care, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and palliative nursing actions with emphasis on pain and symptom management.
• Provide instruction to patient and family regarding medication actions, side effects, dosage, route, and frequency;
• Provide documentation of services utilizing problem-oriented record;
• Instruct and supervise care given by Hospice Aides; Supervise the care provided by the Hospice Aide every two (2) weeks minimally, and as needed.
• Participate in bi-weekly hospice case conference or as required.

What You'll Need

• Associate’s Degree or BSN (preferred) from an accredited school of nursing;
• An active valid Massachusetts RN license;
• An active American Health Association BLS certification;
• At least 1 year of direct care nursing experience, preferably the area of public health or home care nursing; EPIC experience is preferred.

Pay Range

$66,560.00 USD - $103,700.80 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled