Job Description

Job Location: Main Office - Newton, MA 02459
Salary Range: $84,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary/yearNew Graduate Nurse Resident
Named by the Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last three years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization is now offering a New Graduate Nurse Resident designed to orient newly licensed nurses to the rewarding role of Hospice Nurse Care Coordinator. The New Graduate Nurse Resident will build confidence and skill through various learning modalities, guided experiences and extended preceptorships.  Travel is required for this position. Care is provided in patient’s private homes and residential facilities throughout Greater Boston and parts of Metrowest.

Job Responsibilities:
The Nurse Resident will attend didactic classroom sessions and other unique learning experiences to gain an understanding of hospice nursing care, including appropriate documentation, the admission process, clinical progress notes, recertification procedures, and various disposition documentation. Under the guidance and supervision of an NCC preceptor and TTP educators, the Nurse Resident will learn to provide, coordinate, and document initial and ongoing clinical assessments of the impact of the terminal diagnosis on the patient’s physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs and activities of daily living from the referral through bereavement phase.
Schedule and Weekly Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. 40-hour position.
Education, Skills and

Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited BSN or associates in nursing program
- Successful completion of NCLEX exam
- Strong interest in Hospice
- Commitment to personal and professional growth
- Basic computer proficiency
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
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.