Hospice RN

Hospice Registered Nurse- Hospice

Registered Nurse in Springfield MA Baystate Health Careers

Department: Hospice

Home Health Office is located at 30 Capital Dr Ste A West Springfield Massachusetts

Location: On the Road (Ludlow Belchertown Wilbraham Ware surrounding towns)

Job Type: Full-Time

Shift: Days

Sign-On Bonus: Up to $3000 with 1 year of RN experience

Baystate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Hospice Team. Our Hospice Team provides compassionate patient-centered end-of-life care to patients and their families in the home and community setting working closely with physicians advanced practice providers interdisciplinary care teams patients and families to deliver expert symptom management emotional support and high-quality care focused on comfort dignity and quality of life.

The Registered Nurse role offers the opportunity to provide meaningful holistic care to patients and families during the end-of-life journey while developing specialized skills in hospice nursing coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team and making a lasting difference in the lives of patients and those who support them.

• Provide compassionate patient-centered nursing care to individuals with advanced illness focusingon comfort dignity and quality oflife.
• Assess patients physical emotional and psychosocialneeds and developindividualized plans ofcare in collaborationwith the interdisciplinaryteam.
• Monitor and managesymptoms such aspain dyspnea nausea anxiety and otherend-of-lifeconcerns using evidence-based nursing interventions.
• Administer medications and treatments safely while educating patients families and caregivers on medication use symptom management and changesin condition.
• Communicate regularly with physicians nurse practitioners social workers chaplains aides and other membersof the hospicecare team tocoordinate services.
• Provide education guidance and emotional supportto patients andfamilies throughout thehospice experience includingpreparation for changesassociated with end-of-life care.
• Respond to changesin patient statusand provide timelyclinical interventionsincluding coordinationof urgent andafter-hours hospiceneeds when appropriate.
• Accurately document assessmentsinterventions patientresponses and carecoordination in accordancewith clinical regulatory and hospice standards.

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 40
• Schedule: 8a-4:30p (start and end at home)
• Weekend Requirement: Every 6th Weekend

At Baystate Health you get the best of both worlds: the resources stability and career opportunities of a large integrated healthcare system with the supportive culture of a community-focused organization.

Depending on eligibility benefits may include:

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Medical dental and vision coverage including local Health New England plans.
• Tuition & Training: Tuition assistance CEUs and professional development opportunities.
• Career Growth: Clinical advancement leadership development and internal career opportunities.
• Regional Opportunities: Career options across Baystate Health hospitals practices and services throughout western Massachusetts.
• Sign-On Bonuses: If applicable Sign-On bonuses are paid to external hires only and are not applicable to internal or company transfers unless otherwise specified. Former employees are eligible after one-year post-separation from Baystate Health
• Retirement: Retirement savings and employer match.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO for eligible employees.
• Additional Benefits: Overtime on weekends

Baystate Health is an integrated healthcare system serving patients and communities throughout western Massachusetts. Our network includes Baystate Medical Center Baystate Childrens Hospital Baystate Noble Hospital Baystate Franklin Medical Center Baystate Wing Hospital Baystate Medical Practices and Baystate Home Health & Hospice.

Whether you provide direct patient care clinical services or operational support your work at Baystate Health helps improve the health of the communities we serve.

• MA RN License
• BLS Certification- American Heart Association
• Diploma in Nursing

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Compensation

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidates relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

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