NP-PA-Supportive Care Hospice

Overview

• Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
• Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.
• Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row!
• We are searching for a talented Advanced Practice Practitioner to join our Health at Home – Supportive Care Hospice – Palliative Consulting Team.
• Hours: Full-time - 40 hours 8A – 4:30P Monday - FridayShift: Day – no weekend, holiday or on-call

A career at Southcoast Health offers you:

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package

Generous Earned Time Off Package**

Employee Wellbeing Program

403B Retirement Plan with company match

Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs

• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training
• **Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.
• Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

• Under direction of the Director of Supportive Care Services or designee, work in collaboration with a Physician, and other palliative care team members, in an active practice to deliver hospice care and related health care services to patients and families.
• Perform a wide variety of duties including but not limited to bedside patient/family evaluation, assisting with diagnosis, treatment and management of acute and chronic health conditions, educating/counseling patients, families, and/or caregivers as to preventative care, medical problems, etc, and serving as a nursing resource for education and consultation to members of the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Requires a Masters of Science Degree in Nursing.
• Certification from a national accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required.
• Current RN license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts & Rhode Island is required.
• Minimum of 5 years nursing experience with clinical nursing care in oncology, hospice, geriatrics and/or intensive care preferred.
• A minimum of one-year Nurse Practitioner experience.
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care required. Must possess current CPR certification
• Certification from a national accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required.
• Current RN license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required.
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care required.
• Must possess current CPR certification.

Pay Range

USD $59.41 - USD $71.45 /Hr.