Hospice Admissions RN - Baylor

At Southcoast Visiting Nurses Association, Inc we acknowledge that our employees are what makes us great!

**$9,000 new hire sign-on bonus for this position.**

• Hours: 24hrs (work 24hrs and paid for 32hrs)
• Shift: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 8am-4:30pm. Holiday rotation
• Travel: This is a homecare position and will require driving

We are searching for a Hospice Admissions RN - Baylor to perform a variety of duties within agency and department policies and procedures, establish the standards of practice for the Staff Nurse which are based upon the American Nurses’ Association of Standards of Home Health Nursing Practice. Assess and care for patients with various health problems ranging in severity. Work in cooperation with individual patients, caregivers and ancillary staff. Advise regarding various modalities to meet patient wellness and illness needs including medication, nutrition, exercise and technical nursing treatments. Teach and support various positive self-care activities including problem solving and treatment alternatives.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited school is required.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Minimum of one-year hospital medical/surgical or other relevant nursing experience is required.
• Has knowledge and skills necessary to provide care that is appropriate to the population of patients served.
• Proficient computer skills, including experience with various software, database and electronic records programs is preferred.
• Homecare experience strongly preferred.
• In accepting employment with Southcoast, you understand that you are required to be fully vaccinated against seasonal Influenza and the COVID 19 virus or to be exempt from the requirement for medical or personal reasons by signing a statement certifying you are choosing to be exempt from vaccination once hired.

Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) has a long history of serving people in our community by helping patients of all ages recover or live well with illness or injury. We provide compassionate and personalized care in comfort and privacy of the home to more than 9,000 patients each year.

Southcoast Health is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. For more than 100 years, we have provided quality, patient-focused care in a state-of-the-art environment. By uniting a single purpose and building an integrated system of services and resources, we have become one of the largest and fastest-growing health systems in Massachusetts.
Together We Are More.

• 311 years of hospitals’ collective continuous 920 + square miles of service across Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island
• 7,500 + employees: physicians, nurses, IT, Finance, HR, and more
• Named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2019 and Best Place to Work by the readers of SouthCoastToday

We are committed to providing our employees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with optimal benefits that promote a healthy work/life balance and add value to our employees’ lives.

• Generous Earned Time Off Package**
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance*
• Tuition Assistance**
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance*
• Life & AD&D insurance*
• Flexible Spending Accounts*
• 403B Retirement Plan with match
• HealthQuest Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Career Development Opportunities

• Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.