RN - Community Hospice House Nights 32-40 hrs. at None

Why Work For Us?

Are you a skilled RN looking to grow your career who has acute care, hospice, oncology experience?  Our full time RN opening at the beautiful newly expanded Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH maybe your next career move!   We help patients and their families experience a dignified, peaceful end of life. If you have both the heart and skills to work with hospice patients and families, consider joining our team.  Home Health & Hospice Care is one of the oldest VNA's in the US! We started in Nashua, NH in 1883.  Staff are proud to work here!  Will you be too?

Location: Merrimack, NH

Shifts:  7pm to 7am or 11pm to 7am for 32 hrs. to 40 hrs. a week; sharing in every other weekend and agency holiday rotation-one summer and one winter holiday

Why You'll Love Us:  

• Competitive pay rates!
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits starting the 1st of the month following your start date!
• Generous Accrued Earned time (PTO)
• 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions! 

Responsibilities:

• Complete an initial assessment of patient and family to determine hospice care needs. Provide a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es). Utilize the nursing process in planning, providing, and evaluating skilled needs.
• Accessing, collecting data, and evaluating the patient's physical, spiritual, and emotional needs.
• Provides preventative and therapeutic treatment under medical direction.
• Creates a nursing plan of care with input from the patient, family, and provider to include measurable goals and behavioral objectives. 

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Associate's degree in nursing.
• Strong skills in symptom management.
• One year recent acute care experience.
• Experience managing oncology patients and those with co-morbidities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Community Health/Education experience.
• Certification in hospice and palliative care a plus.
• Knowledge or experience with end-of-life care and hospice care is beneficial.
• EMR software proficiency.  We use EPIC. 

Required

• Registered as a RN with New Hampshire’s Board of Nursing.
• CPR Certification.
• Satisfactory criminal record.
• Position requires sharing in every other weekend rotation and agency holidays. 

We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. Healthcare is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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