Weekend Hospice RN - On-Call, Compassionate Care & Growth

Ascend Health; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salaries

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Mileage Reimbursement

Opportunities to advance and grow your

Job summary

Ascend Hospice & Palliative Care MA is hiring an RN On Call Nurse for weekend shifts. The role involves patient visits, on-call scheduling, pain control and symptom management, and coordination with physicians and the care team.

You must hold a State Certified RN license, have hospice or home health experience, strong documentation and communication skills, and be able to travel locally within the assigned territory. A valid driver's license is required to support home visits.

Qualifications

• State-licensed RN required and current licensure.
• Experience in hospice or home health care is required.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Willing to travel within assigned territory.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility for a patient visit or on call schedule which includes the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating phases of the nursing process
• Provides hospice nursing care based on systematic assessment focusing on pain control and symptom management
• Initiates communication with attending physicians, other hospice staff members and other agencies as needed to coordinate care and use of resources for the patient/family
• Maintains regular communication with direct supervisor to review assignments
• Maintains up to date documentation at point of service so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated and charges are reflected as they occur in accordance with agency policy and Medicare regulation
• Administers medication in accordance with all federal and state laws and the policies of the Hospice along with LTC staff
• Maintains current patient records and documents in accordance with the policies of Ascend Hospice & Palliative Care MA to ensure that problems, intervention, goals and outcomes are accurately and clearly states and charges are reflected as they occur
• Assess and collaborates with Medical Director to determine initial and on going eligibility of the hospice patient
• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs
• Can anticipate end stage disease process and related pain and symptom management
• Regularly re-evaluates patient's nursing needs
• Uses assessment data to determine care plan needs
• Initiates appropriate preventive and palliative nursing procedures
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting end of life needs
• Performs a comprehensive death note when appropriate
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition
• Communicates with other members of the IDT to coordinate the care plan
• Participates in On-call duties as defined by the on-call policy
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are needed

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Travel locally within territory

Driver's license

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Ascend Hospice & Palliative Care MA is hiring an RN On Call Nurse for weekend shifts. The role involves patient visits, on-call scheduling, pain control and symptom management, and coordination with physicians and the care team.

You must hold a State Certified RN license, have hospice or home health experience, strong documentation and communication skills, and be able to travel locally within the assigned territory. A valid driver's license is required to support home visits.