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Hospice Weekend Baylor Registered Nurse, RN
Lawrence, MA
- Department
- Baylor RN
- Job ID
- 11418
- Schedule
- Part Time
- Shift
- Weekends
Description
Your skill and experience as a Registered Nurse can make a difference in the lives of people nearing the end of their life’s journey.
Merrimack Valley Hospice has is currently seeking a Weekend Baylor. "WORK 24, GET PAID FOR 32" to provide compassionate and dignified care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. In this position, you are a member of the hospice team, who provides professional and comprehensive palliative nursing services to individuals, families and groups in the community.
Responsibilities:
- Provides hospice-nursing care to patients and families utilizing current principles of palliative care and symptom management to produce hospice outcomes.
- Collaborates effectively with other members of IDT.
- Utilizes nursing process and current standards of nursing practice in providing hospice care.
- Remains competent on technical nursing skills (i.e. IVs, Gtubes, etc.)
- Provides effective patient and family teaching.
- Understands family dynamics and works effectively within various types of family systems.
- Active Registered Nurse/RN license in MA and NH (or willingness to obtain a NH license).
- A minimum of 1-year acute care experience.
- Interest in end-of-life care.
- Ability to work both autonomously and as a team member.
- Strong assessment and prioritization skills.