Hospice Registered Nurse (N)

Job Description:

The Hebrew SeniorLife Hospice is designed to provide a Jewish Hospice service to terminally ill patients and their families in the greater Boston area.  The philosophy of the Hospice is rooted in Hessed (loving kindness), and Kevod HaBeriyot (honoring life), but Hebrew SeniorLife Hospice Care is open to anyone regardless of religious affiliation; our mission is informed by Jewish values that are shared across many faith traditions and spiritual belief systems. 

Hebrew SeniorLife Hospice works collaboratively with patients and families in the final months, weeks, and days of life, with the goal of achieving optimum healing of body and soul when curing is no longer an option. This means helping the patient and family with: physical comfort, emotional and spiritual support, and companionship. The Hospice goal is to help every patient at the end attain a peaceful and pain free death and support the healing and bereavement of the family. 

This is an exciting opportunity to come in at the ground level and be part of building an innovative new Hospice program that is poised for clinical excellence and rapid growth.  Hospice will complete the continuum of outstanding care delivered by Hebrew SeniorLife, an integrated, eight-site system of health care, housing, research and teaching that serves thousands of seniors in the Greater Boston area and beyond and has been a nationally-recognized industry leader for over a century.

As a member of the interdisciplinary group (IDG), the Hospice Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to the Hospice's patients.  Identify patient/family needs and provide supportive care in accordance with the attending physician's orders, the IDG plan of care and the Hospice's policies and procedures.  The Hospice Registered Nurse provides care under the direction of the attending physician, the Hospice Medical Director, the Clinical Manager, and the Sr. Director of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and in compliance with the state's Registered Nurse Practice Act.

IV. Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
• Currently licensed in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Massachusetts.
• Must have no less than six months experience in acute care setting as an RN prior to home care assignment, or experience as required by state regulations. 
• Minimum of one year’s experience as an RN required. 
• Experience in Hospice is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients and families in varied settings and to cope with emotional stress.
• Must be able to function in a practice environment with minimal direct supervision, accepting personal responsibility for maintaining a professional relationship with patients and their families.
• Must accept responsibility for maintaining clinical practice skills, learning and adhering to Hospice's policies and procedures on an on-going basis.
• Transports self to patient's home/facility in a reliable vehicle and has a valid Massachusetts driver’s license.  May be working in multiple locations in a workday.

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