Night Shift Hospice Nurse: Compassion & Comfort

GBMC HealthCare; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 44,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Night shift differential

Competitive pay

Supportive, mission-driven team

End-of-life care opportunity

Job summary

GBMC HealthCare's Gilchrist Hospice is seeking compassionate nurses for our overnight (Night Shift) teams in Towson and Baltimore centers.

Requirements: ADN or BSN; current MD RN license; two years of nursing experience; strong communication and EMR skills; ability to care for patients with life-limiting illness and support families.

We offer competitive pay, night shift differential, free on-site parking, and a mission-driven team focused on exceptional end-of-life care.

Qualifications

• ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution.
• Two years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current MD registered nursing license.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality nursing care to patients with life-limiting illness to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician by initiating and maintaining the nursing process.
• Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement a patient directed individualized plan of care.
• Evaluates patient/family response to intervention and modifies care plan appropriately. Provides patient and family education to achieve skills necessary to maintain quality care, promote patient/family independence and to facilitate the patient living fully until death. Teach patient/family infection control protocols.
• Documents on appropriate chart and forms in an accurate and timely manner to provide a written record of inpatient course.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program to maintain or improve the quality of patient care.
• Provides direction and supervision to Patient Care Partners, Unit Receptionists and volunteers to maintain environment.
• Accurately completes daily acuity assessment for assigned patient.
• Attends to patient and family at the time of patient’s death.

Skills

Infection control

Time management

Interpersonal communication

Patient-family centered care

EMR proficiency

Education

ADN

BSN

Job description

GBMC HealthCare's Gilchrist Hospice is seeking compassionate nurses for our overnight (Night Shift) teams in Towson and Baltimore centers.

Requirements: ADN or BSN; current MD RN license; two years of nursing experience; strong communication and EMR skills; ability to care for patients with life-limiting illness and support families.

We offer competitive pay, night shift differential, free on-site parking, and a mission-driven team focused on exceptional end-of-life care.