What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Hospice Per Diem position at Mass General Brigham?
Site: VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Inc.
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
With energy and purpose, Cooley Dickinson Health Care, a member of the Mass General Brigham system, is advancing health care in western Massachusetts, and has been since 1886. Our network employs more than 2,000 medical professionals and support staff, at our main Hospital campus in Northampton and additional locations in twelve towns throughout the Pioneer Valley. Cooley Dickinson’s VNA & Hospice is also a vital part of our network, providing home-based services throughout Hampshire and Franklin counties.
Job Summary
The Hospice RN Per Diem provides skilled care and case management to clients/families in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act and accepted professional hospice standards of practice. The Hospice RN Case Manager provides services utilizing nursing theory and processes, communicates/documents observations and assessments, and promotes and maintains quality of life for clients/caregivers through direct care, teaching, and counseling in accordance with the interdisciplinary team care plan.
This position is part of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice.
This position reports to the Hospice Manager and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Must be able to effectively interact appropriately to an individual's intellectual level and physical ability: pediatric, adult, geriatric.
Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions
Make assigned initial/admission visit to prospective client’s home to:
Education
Other Certificate/Diploma Nursing Required Or Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] - Generic - HR Only required Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required
Experience
Minimum of one (1) year medical/surgical nursing experience required Hospice/home care experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Hybrid
Work Location
168 Industrial Drive
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Employee Type
Per Diem
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Pay Range
$37.01 - $53.91/Hourly
Grade
RN5VRN
At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
EEO Statement
1930 VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
With energy and purpose, Cooley Dickinson Health Care, a member of the Mass General Brigham system, is advancing health care in western Massachusetts, and has been since 1886. Our network employs more than 2,000 medical professionals and support staff, at our main Hospital campus in Northampton and additional locations in twelve towns throughout the Pioneer Valley. Cooley Dickinson’s VNA & Hospice is also a vital part of our network, providing home-based services throughout Hampshire and Franklin counties.
Job Summary
The Hospice RN Per Diem provides skilled care and case management to clients/families in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act and accepted professional hospice standards of practice. The Hospice RN Case Manager provides services utilizing nursing theory and processes, communicates/documents observations and assessments, and promotes and maintains quality of life for clients/caregivers through direct care, teaching, and counseling in accordance with the interdisciplinary team care plan.
This position is part of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice.
This position reports to the Hospice Manager and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Must be able to effectively interact appropriately to an individual's intellectual level and physical ability: pediatric, adult, geriatric.
Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions
Make assigned initial/admission visit to prospective client’s home to:
- Explain policy, services and limitations to clients/caregivers;
- Assess needs of client/caregivers to established appropriateness of care;
- Obtain informed consent signatures of client/caregivers and physician; and
- Explain client’s rights.
- Develop a nursing assessment through collection of client/caregiver data that includes:
- Client’s physical, emotional, spiritual, social, psychological and cultural status;
- Coping strategies, support system, and learning needs of client/caregivers;
- Safety in a hospice setting; and
- Reassessment in a systematic and ongoing manner.
- Analyze the assessment data in determining diagnoses:
- Identify problems that may be resolved, diminished or prevented through nursing and/or interdisciplinary intervention;
- Validate diagnoses; and
- Form the initial outline for the interdisciplinary ID care plan in light of the diagnoses.
- Identify expected outcomes individualized to client/caregivers.
- Implement ID Care Plan that:
- Provides direct skilled nursing care and emotional support;
- Maintains accountability for all aspects of client’s care outcomes, including supervision of HHA’s;
- Communicates to other ID team members so care reflects hospice’s interdisciplinary practice;
- Updates care plan as needed;
- Assures interventions are consistent with established plan of care;
- Ensures availability and accessibility of nursing care twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week; and
- Interventions are documented in a timely manner.
- Evaluate client/caregiver’s progress towards attainment of outcomes.
- Maintain established agency, hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, compliance, safety, infection control and environmental standards.
- Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences or in-services, professional affiliations or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.
- Meet annual competency and retraining requirements. Maintain any certifications required for the Hospice Nurse Case Manager position.
- Attend meetings as required.
- Perform other functions/duties as requested.
Education
Other Certificate/Diploma Nursing Required Or Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] - Generic - HR Only required Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required
Experience
Minimum of one (1) year medical/surgical nursing experience required Hospice/home care experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Graduate of an approved, accredited school of professional nursing required.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills required.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the dying process with an ability to identify and treat signs and symptoms of the same including competency in pain and symptom management required.
- Good driving record, and reliable transportation required.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
- Standing Frequently (34-66%)
- Walking Frequently (34-66%)
- Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
- Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs (w/assisted device)
- Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
- Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
- Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
- Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
- Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
- Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
Hybrid
Work Location
168 Industrial Drive
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Employee Type
Per Diem
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Pay Range
$37.01 - $53.91/Hourly
Grade
RN5VRN
At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
EEO Statement
1930 VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Salary : $37 - $54