NP Hospice / Palliative Care (Inpatient)

Inpatient Palliative Care and Hospice Nurse Practitioner

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 an experienced and compassionate nurse practitioner to join our dynamic team in a full-time role. The Inpatient Palliative Care and Hospice Nurse Practitioner will join our expanding interdisciplinary palliative care service in an acute care setting to provide palliative care consultations and hospice admissions/discharges. This role is based at BMC Brighton.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide recommendations about symptom management and facilitate goals of care conversations for seriously ill patients in medical, surgical, and ICU settings
• Participate in daily team rounds
• Communicate with care teams to facilitate high-quality, compassionate care
• Evaluate patients for hospice eligibility, conduct inpatient hospice (GIP) admissions, and facilitate discharges home with hospice
• Thoroughly document visits with adherence to billing practices
• Participate as a member of the hospital’s interdisciplinary team, including representing palliative/hospice care in committees as applicable
• Conduct formal and informal education about palliative and end-of-life care
  
  

Schedule And Weekly Hours

Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (40 hours)

Education, Skills And Experience

• Master’s degree from an accredited program and a current nurse practitioner license
• 2 years of experience with at least 1 year of experience in hospice, oncology, and/or palliative care
• Commitment to palliative care philosophy and familiarity with regulatory requirements related to Medicare Part B
• Outstanding communication skills with staff, the medical community, and patients and families
• Comfort working with socioculturally diverse patients/families
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, multitask, and manage time well
• Comfortable documenting in an electronic medical record (EMR)
• A professional and caring demeanor
• Certification in hospice and palliative care preferred
• Bilingual/multilingual applicants encouraged to apply
  
  

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

$110,000-$130,000: 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 starting range.

Industry

Healthcare

Employment Type

Full 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.