Part - time Weekend Nurse Liaison (NWH)

Good Shepherd Community Care; Newton Centre (MA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Four weeks paid time off in first year

12 paid holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

403(b) with company match

Flexible Spending Account

Short and Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reduction with Regis College

Job summary

Good Shepherd Community Care is seeking a Part-time Weekend Nurse Liaison to join its weekend nurse team at Newton Wellesley Hospital. The role involves providing hospice information, conducting clinical assessments, and coordinating discharge plans in a hospital setting.

The position is a 20-hour weekend role (Saturdays and Sundays, 9 am–7 pm) requiring MA-licensed RNs with hospice or related experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the Commonwealth of MA as a Registered Nurse.
• At least two years experience preferred in community health, oncology, hospice, or palliative care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with hospital staff, Good Shepherd colleagues, patients, and their families
• Highly skilled at providing patient assessments and evaluations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Competency with accepted standards of hospice nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• The position provides information about hospice services to patients, families, and hospital-based staff.
• It conducts clinical assessments and coordinates hospital discharge plans.
• It maintains professional relationships within hospitals, with a focus on the assigned hospital.

Skills

RN licensure

Hospice care

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Licensed RN (MA)

Job description

Part time Weekend Nurse Liaison - $5000 Sign-on Bonus

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 Nurse Liaison to join its expanding weekend nurse team. This is an on-site position located at Newton Wellesley Hospital.

Job Responsibilities

The position of Part-time Weekend Nurse Liaison is to provide information about hospice services to patients, families, and hospital-based staff, to conduct clinical assessments, coordinate hospital discharge plans, and maintain professional relationships within hospitals, with a focus on the assigned hospital.

Schedule And Weekly Hours

20-hour role. Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 am to 7 pm.

Education, Skills And Experience

• Licensed by the Commonwealth of MA as a Registered Nurse.
• At least two years experience preferred in community health, oncology, hospice, or palliative care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with hospital staff, Good Shepherd colleagues, patients, and their families
• Highly skilled at providing patient assessments and evaluations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Competency with accepted standards of hospice nursing practice.

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
• Partnership with Regis College for reduced tuition rates

Pay Range

$44,500-$53,000: This number reflects an average starting range for this position. Individual pay is determined through a variety of factors including experience, education, certifications, and skills and can exceed the range.

Industry

Healthcare

Employment Type

Part Time

About Us

Good Shepherd Community Care is one of the most trusted health care organizations in Greater Boston focusing on hospice and palliative care. Founded as Hospice of the Good Shepherd in 1978, we are the original Massachusetts hospice. After decades of caring for our community, we continue to remain an independent, not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization. We believe in the importance of mutual respect and acceptance and value diversity in our patients, families and caregivers, employees, volunteers, community, and partner organizations. We are committed to these values and honor the dignity of each individual through the care, support and education we provide. Our team members benefit from a collaborative work environment in a welcoming office, easily accessible to I-95, with on-site parking in Newton.

Good Shepherd Community Care does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotyping, marital status, pregnancy, religion or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services and activities.